Toshio Irie
Appearance
![]() Kentaro Kawatsu, Toshio Irie (center) and Masaji Kiyokawa at 1932 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Full name | 入江 稔夫 | ||||||||||||||
National team | Japan | ||||||||||||||
Born | Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan | 5 November 1911||||||||||||||
Died | 8 May 1974 | (aged 62)||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Toshio Irie (入江 稔夫, November 5, 1911 – May 8, 1974)[1] was a Japanese swimmer.
Irie was born in Takatsuki, Osaka, and graduated from the Engineering Department of Waseda University. He finished fourth in the 100 m backstroke at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Later that year, on October 14, 1928, he set a new world record in the 200 m at 2 minutes 37.8 seconds. At the 1932 Summer Olympics, Irie won the silver medal in the 100 m backstroke, with teammates Masaji Kiyokawa and Kentaro Kawatsu taking the gold and bronze.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Asahi Shimbun, 入江 稔夫氏」, May 10, 1974, p. 19
- ^ Toshio Irie. sports-reference.com
Further reading
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- Lohn, John. Historical Dictionary of Competitive Swimming. Scarecrow Press, (2010). ISBN 0810867753
- Toshio Irie's profile at databaseOlympics.com
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