Tetsuo Hamuro
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was a Japanese
Olympic
champion swimmer. During the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, he won the gold medal in the Men's 200m Breaststroke event, with an Olympic record of 2:41.5. In 1990, he was also inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
champion swimmer. During the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, he won the gold medal in the Men's 200m Breaststroke event, with an Olympic record of 2:41.5. In 1990, he was also inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around...
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