Masahiro Yoshimura
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Masahiro Yoshimura is a Japanese swimmer
and Olympic medalist. He participated at the 1956
Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in 200 metre breaststroke
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Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and Olympic medalist. He participated at the 1956
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in 200 metre breaststroke
Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 1956 Olympic Games took place between November 30 and December 6. This swimming event used the breaststroke. Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long, this race consisted of four lengths of the pool....
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