Ford Konno
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 Ford Konno |
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| Men’s Swimming | |||
Competitor for  United States |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | 1500m Freestyle | |
| Gold | 1952 Helsinki | 4x200m Freestyle Relay | |
| Silver | 1952 Helsinki | 400m Freestyle | |
| Silver | 1956 Melbourne | 4x200m Freestyle Relay | |
Ford Hiroshi Konno (born January 1, 1933) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who swam at McKinley High School (Hawaii) and the Ohio State University.
Konno set world records of 2:03.9 in the 200-meter and 4:26.7 in the 400-meter freestyle during 1954 college meets.[1]
He won four medals at the 1952 and 1956 Olympic Games. In Helsinki, Finland, Konno won gold medals in the 1,500-meter freestyle and the 4x200m freestyle relay. His time of 18:30:3 in the 1,500 freestyle was an Olympic record. He also won a silver medal in the 400 meter freestyle. In 1956, he won a silver in the 4x200m freestyle relay. He is a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
[edit] References
- ^ HickokSports.com Sports Biographies: Konno, Ford H.. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
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Preceded by John Marshall |
Men's 200 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 27 February 1954 – 4 March 1955 |
Succeeded by John Wardrop |
| Preceded by John Marshall |
Men's 400 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 3 April 1954 – 12 January 1957 |
Succeeded by Murray Rose |
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