Takashi Ishimoto
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Swimming | |||
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| Silver | Melbourne 1956 | 200 m Butterfly | |
Takashi Ishimoto (石本隆 Ishimoto Takashi?, born on April 6, 1935 in Kochi, Japan) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Japan, who won the silver medal in the men's 200 m butterfly at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. In the late 1950s he broke the world record in the men's 100m butterfly several times.
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Preceded by György Tumpek |
Men's 100 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) June 16, 1957 – June 26, 1960 |
Succeeded by Lance Larson |
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