- Masaji Kiyokawa
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Masaji Kiyokawa Personal information Nationality Japanese Born February 13, 1913
Toyohashi, Aichi, JapanDied 13 April 1999 (aged 86) Sport Country Japan Medal recordMen's Swimming Competitor for Japan
Olympic Games Gold 1932 Los Angeles 100 m backstroke Bronze 1936 Berlin 100 m backstroke Masaji Kiyokawa (清川 正二 Kiyokawa Masaji , born February 11, 1913 - died April 13, 1999) was a Japanese backstroke swimmer. He won the gold medal in the Men's 100 m Backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Kiyokawa was born in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Tokyo College of Commerce (now Hitotsubashi University). He became CEO of Kanematsu Corp. in 1976, and Vice Chairman of International Olympic Committee in 1979.
Competitive highlights
- 1932 Olympics 100 m backstroke - 1:08.6
- 1936 Olympics 100 m backstroke - 1:08.4
External links
Olympic Champions in Men's 100 m Backstroke 1904 (100 yards): Walter Brack • 1908: Arno Bieberstein • 1912: Harry Hebner • 1920: Warren Kealoha • 1924: Warren Kealoha • 1928: George Kojac • 1932: Masaji Kiyokawa • 1936: Adolph Kiefer • 1948: Allen Stack • 1952: Yoshinobu Oyakawa • 1956: David Theile • 1960: David Theile • 1968: Roland Matthes • 1972: Roland Matthes • 1976: John Naber • 1980: Bengt Baron • 1984: Rick Carey • 1988: Daichi Suzuki • 1992: Mark Tewksbury • 1996: Jeff Rouse • 2000: Lenny Krayzelburg • 2004: Aaron Peirsol • 2008: Aaron Peirsol
Categories:- 1913 births
- 1999 deaths
- Olympic swimmers of Japan
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Japanese swimmers
- International Olympic Committee members
- Hitotsubashi University alumni
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- People from Aichi Prefecture
- Japanese swimming biography stubs
- Japanese Olympic medalist stubs
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