(January 2, 1912 – October 7, 1976) was a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics. There he won the gold medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event. He was born in Yamaguchi, Japan, and is the grandfather of three-time Olympian Kenji Watanabe. References profile 1912 births 1976 deaths Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan World record setters in swimming Japanese male freestyle swimmers Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in swimming 20th-century Japanese people