Shigeo Arai

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Olympic medal record
Competitor for Japan
Men's Swimming
Gold	1936 Berlin	4×200 m freestyle relay
Bronze	1936 Berlin	100 m freestyle

Shigeo Arai (新井茂雄, Arai Shigeo, born August 8, 1916, Shizuoka – July 19, 1944, Burma) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He won the gold medal for the Men's 4×200 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal for the 100 m freestyle in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

While serving in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, he was killed in action in Burma on July 18, 1944.

Competitive highlights

1936 Olympics 100 m freestyle - 58.0
1936 Olympics 4×200 m freestyle relay - 8:51.5 (World record)

External links

Japanese Olympic Committee

Persondata
Name	Arai, Shigeo
Alternative names
Short description	Swimmer
Date of birth	August 8, 1916
Place of birth	Shizuoka Prefecture
Date of death	July 19, 1944
Place of death	Myanmar

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