Yoshi Oyakawa
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| Full name | Yoshi Oyakawa | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Yoshi" | ||||||||||||
| National team |
 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
August 9, 1933 Kona, Hawaii | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||
| Club | Hawaii Swim Club | ||||||||||||
| College team | Ohio State University | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yoshinobu Oyakawa (born August 9, 1933) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. He represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke event.[1] Oyakawa is considered to be the last of the great "straight-arm-pull" backstrokers.
He was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1973.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Yoshi Oyakawa. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ↑ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Yoshi Oyakawa (USA). Retrieved April 10, 2015.
External links
- Yoshi Oyakawa – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
- Yoshi Oyakawa (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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| Preceded by Gilbert Bozon |
Men's 100-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) April 1, 1954 – February 27, 1955 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Bozon |
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