Tsutomu Ōyokota, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tsutomu Ōyokota

swimmer

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1913

Place of Birth: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Tsutomu Oyokota (??? ?, Oyokota Tsutomu, April 20, 1913 – 1970) 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.