Yoshinobu Oyakawa
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| Full name | Yoshinobu Oyakawa | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Yoshi" | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |  United States |
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| Born | August 9, 1933 Kona, Hawaii, United States |
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| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kilograms (150 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
| Stroke(s) | Backstroke | ||||||||||||
| Club | Hawaii Swim Club | ||||||||||||
| College team | Ohio State University | ||||||||||||
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Yoshinobu "Yoshi" Oyakawa (born August 9, 1933) was a backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won the 100m Backstroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He is considered to be the last of the great "straight-arm-pull" backstrokers.
[edit] Legacy
In 1973 he was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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Preceded by Gilbert Bozon |
Men's 100 metre backstroke world record holder (long course) 1 April 1954 – 27 February 1955 |
Succeeded by Gilbert Bozon |
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