Takashi Ishimoto

Takashi Ishimoto
Medal record
Men’s Swimming
Competitor for  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver 1956 Melbourne 200 m butterfly
Asian Games
Gold 1958 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
Gold 1958 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Gold 1958 Tokyo 4x100 m medley

Takashi Ishimoto (石本隆 Ishimoto Takashi, born on April 6, 1935 in Kochi, died on March 1, 2009 in Kochi, Japan) was a butterfly swimmer from Japan. He 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.

References

    Records
    Preceded by
    Hungary György Tumpek
    Men's 100 metre butterfly
    world record holder (long course)

    June 16, 1957 June 26, 1960
    Succeeded by
    United States Lance Larson