Tetsuo Hamuro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tetsuo Hamuro

swimmer

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1917

Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 30-Oct-2005

Profession: journalist, swimmer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Tetsuo Hamuro (?? ??, Hamuro Tetsuo, 7 September 1917 – 30 October 2005) was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer.
In 1935 he set a world record in the 200 m.
Next year he won the gold medal in this event at the 1936 Olympics, setting a new Olympic record at 2:41.5.
Hamuro swam the traditional breaststroke, while some of his competitors used the butterfly stroke, which was allowed at the time.
Between 1935 and 1940 Hamuro never lost a race and won ten national breaststroke titles.
After World War II he worked for the Mainichi newspaper as a sports journalist.
In 1990, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.Hamuro's wife was also a swimmer and a world champion in the masters category.