Masaharu Taguchi
![]() Masanori Yusa and Masaharu Taguchi (right) at the 1936 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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Born | January 9, 1916 Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||
Died | June 29, 1982 (aged 66) | |||||||||||
Alma mater | Rikkyo University | |||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Masaharu Taguchi (田口 正治, Taguchi Masaharu, January 9, 1916 – June 29, 1982) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. At the 1936 Olympics, he won a gold medal in the 4 × 200 m relay, setting a new world record. In the individual 100 m race, he finished almost simultaneously with Masanori Yusa and Shigeo Arai and was placed fourth, although photographs suggest he was second.[1][2]
Taguchi graduated from Rikkyo University, later worked at a Daimaru department store and coached swimming at a local Daimaru swimming club. He was recruited 1961 to prepare the national swimming team for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.[3]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Masaharu Taguchi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ Swimming at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Freestyle. sports-reference.com
- ^ オリンピック東京大会 水泳日本代表選手団. 月刊水泳 第161~163号. Japan Swimming Federation
External links
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- Masaharu Taguchi at Olympedia
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- 1908:
John Derbyshire, Paul Radmilovic, William Foster, Henry Taylor (GBR)
- 1912:
Cecil Healy, Malcolm Champion, Leslie Boardman, Harold Hardwick (ANZ)
- 1920:
Perry McGillivray, Pua Kealoha, Norman Ross, Duke Kahanamoku (USA)
- 1924:
Johnny Weissmuller, Wally O'Connor, Harry Glancy, Ralph Breyer (USA)
- 1928:
Johnny Weissmuller, Austin Clapp, Walter Laufer, George Kojac (USA)
- 1932:
Masanori Yusa, Yasuji Miyazaki, Takashi Yokoyama, Hisakichi Toyoda (JPN)
- 1936:
Masanori Yusa, Shigeo Sugiura, Shigeo Arai, Masaharu Taguchi (JPN)
- 1948:
Wally Ris, Jimmy McLane, Wally Wolf, Bill Smith (USA)
- 1952:
Wayne Moore, Bill Woolsey, Ford Konno, Jimmy McLane (USA)
- 1956:
Kevin O'Halloran, John Devitt, Murray Rose, Jon Henricks (AUS)
- 1960:
George Harrison, Dick Blick, Mike Troy, Jeff Farrell (USA)
- 1964:
Don Schollander, Steve Clark, Roy Saari, Gary Ilman (USA)
- 1968:
Don Schollander, Mark Spitz, John Nelson, Stephen Rerych (USA)
- 1972:
Mark Spitz, John Kinsella, Fred Tyler, Steve Genter (USA)
- 1976:
Mike Bruner, Bruce Furniss, John Naber, Jim Montgomery (USA)
- 1980:
Sergey Koplyakov, Vladimir Salnikov, Ivar Stukolkin, Andrey Krylov (URS)
- 1984:
Mike Heath, David Larson, Jeff Float, Bruce Hayes (USA)
- 1988:
Troy Dalbey, Matt Cetlinski, Doug Gjertsen, Matt Biondi (USA)
- 1992:
Dmitry Lepikov, Vladimir Pyshnenko, Veniamin Tayanovich, Yevgeny Sadovyi, Aleksey Kudryavtsev, Yury Mukhin (EUN)
- 1996:
Josh Davis, Joe Hudepohl, Brad Schumacher, Ryan Berube, Jon Olsen (USA)
- 2000:
Ian Thorpe, Michael Klim, Todd Pearson, Bill Kirby, Grant Hackett, Daniel Kowalski (AUS)
- 2004:
Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, Klete Keller, Dan Ketchum, Scott Goldblatt (USA)
- 2008:
Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, Peter Vanderkaay, David Walters, Erik Vendt, Klete Keller (USA)
- 2012:
Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, Ricky Berens, Michael Phelps, Charlie Houchin, Matt McLean, Davis Tarwater (USA)
- 2016:
Conor Dwyer, Townley Haas, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps, Clark Smith, Jack Conger, Gunnar Bentz (USA)
- 2020:
Thomas Dean, James Guy, Matt Richards, Duncan Scott, Calum Jarvis (GBR)
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