Yoshihiko Osaki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese Olympic swimmer
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Place of Birth: Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
About Yoshihiko Osaki
- Yoshihiko Osaki (?? ??, Osaki Yoshihiko, February 27, 1939 – April 28, 2015) was a Japanese swimmer.
- He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 200 metre breaststroke and a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley relay.In 1984, Osaki helped establish the Japan Masters Swimming Association and served on its board until his death.
- During those years he popularized masters swimming both in Japan and internationally.
- In 1986, he organized the first FINA World masters championships in Tokyo, and since 1993 participated in every international masters competition.
- He had competed in five age groups, set 9 world masters records and won 7 world titles.
- In 2006 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in the Contributors category.Osaki died of interstitial pneumonia, aged 76.
- He was survived by two daughters, a son, and wife Yoshiko Sato, a fellow masters and Olympic swimmer.
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