Shozo Makino (swimmer)
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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 a 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.[1]
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Native name | 牧野 正蔵 | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1915-05-15)May 15, 1915 Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
Died | February 12, 1987(1987-02-12) (aged 71) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400-meter Freestyle 1500-meter freestyle | |||||||||||||||||
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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.