was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. While a student at Meiji University, he set national records over 200 m (2:14.6) and 400 m (4:50.4). He was selected for the 1932 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 400 m event, despite suffering a severe bout of gastroenteritis before the Games. References Further reading Lohn, John. Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming. Scarecrow Press, (2010). 1913 births 1970 deaths Sportspeople from Hiroshima Meiji University alumni Japanese male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Japan Swimmers at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese people