Makoto Fukui

Makoto Fukui

Makoto Fukui (right) in 1964
Personal information
Born	(1940-02-28) February 28, 1940 Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Competitor for  Japan Olympic Games 1960 Rome 4×200 m freestyle 1964 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle Asian Games 1958 Tokyo 200 m freestyle 1958 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle Summer Universiade 1961 Sofia 100 m freestyle 1963 Porto Alegre 100 m freestyle

Makoto Fukui (福井 誠, Fukui Makoto, born February 28, 1940) is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer. He was part of the Japanese teams that won Olympic medals in 1960 and 1964, and set three world records in the 4×200 m freestyle relay in 1959 and 1963. At the 1960 Olympics Fukui also reached the final of the individual 400 m event.^[1] He was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1964 Olympics.

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