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Ford Konno

1933 - Today

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Ford Hiroshi Konno (Japanese: 紺野 裕, born January 1, 1933) is a Japanese–American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events. Konno was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended McKinley High School in Honolulu, and swam for the McKinley Tigers high school swim team. He later received an athletic scholarship to attend Ohio State University, where he swam for the Ohio State Buckeyes swimming and diving team under Hall of Fame Coach Mike Peppe in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ford Konno is the 70th most popular swimmer (down from 62nd in 2019), the 6,818th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,618th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Ford Konno ranks 70 out of 709. Before him are Marie Braun, Imre Zachár, Cathy Carr, Nida Senff, Ferenc Csik, and Géza Kiss. After him are Albina Osipowich, Helen Johns, George Vernot, Mike Burton, Sandy Neilson, and Edgar Adams.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Ford Konno ranks 344. Before him are Mark Zakharov, Jimmy T. Murakami, Tete Montoliu, Tsai Chin, Jean Vuarnet, and Radivoje Ognjanović. After him are Jerry Buss, Per Wästberg, Bobby Helms, Marlene Ahrens, Arif Malikov, and Valentina Rastvorova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ford Konno ranks 6,820 out of 20,380. Before him are Sue Grafton (1940), Bisher Al-Khasawneh (1969), Eugene Garfield (1925), Ivan Brown (1908), Benjamin Briggs (1835), and Ken Jeong (1969). After him are Frances Spence (1922), Alexis Herman (1947), George Eads (1967), Janet Margolin (1943), Vondie Curtis-Hall (1950), and Kevin Johnson (1966).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Ford Konno ranks 30. Before him are Margaret Woodbridge (1902), Helene Madison (1913), Clarke Scholes (1930), Jeff Farrell (1937), David Hammond (1881), and Cathy Carr (1954). After him are Albina Osipowich (1911), Helen Johns (1914), Sandy Neilson (1956), Edgar Adams (1868), Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), and Irene Guest (1900).

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