Shozo Makino (swimmer)
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| Full name | 牧野 正蔵 | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||
| Born |
May 15, 1915 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Died | February 12, 1987 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||
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400-meter Freestyle 1500-meter freestyle | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shozo Makino (牧野 正蔵 Makino Shōzō, May 15, 1915 – February 12, 1987) was a Japanese Olympic swimmer. He won silver medal for the Men's 1500 meter freestyle event in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a bronze medal for the Men’s 400 meter freestyle event in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Makino was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and was a graduate of Waseda University. On August 30, 1931, while still a middle school student, he set a new world record for the Men’s 800-meter freestyle with a time of 10 minutes 16.6 seconds.
Competitive highlights
- 1932 Olympics 1500 m freestyle - 19:14.1
- 1936 Olympics 400 m freestyle - 4:48.1
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