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Hiroshi Suzuki

1933 - Today

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Hiroshi Suzuki (鈴木 弘, Suzuki Hiroshi; born September 18, 1933) is a retired Japanese freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 100 m and 4×200 m relay events at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won two silver medals in 1952. In the 100 m event in the 1952 Olympics, Hiroshi actually posted an identical time to the eventual gold medal winner, Clarke Scholes of the US. Officials used a judges decision to award Clarke Scholes the gold medal and Hiroshi Suzuki the silver medal. He won gold medals in these two events at the 1954 Asian Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hiroshi Suzuki is the 992nd most popular athlete (up from 1,241st in 2019), the 1,371st most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,465th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hiroshi Suzuki ranks 992 out of 6,025. Before him are Jean Piot, Chrétien Waydelich, Gaston Amson, Dieter Krause, Noemí Simonetto de Portela, and Adolphe Grisel. After him are Bruno Boni, Thomas Munkelt, Raymond Salles, Robert Farnan, Bohumil Kudrna, and Albert Champoudry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Hiroshi Suzuki ranks 374. Before him are Toini Pöysti, Viktor Kapitonov, Maurizio Arena, Bent Hansen, Celso Torrelio, and Jean Graczyk. After him are Pedro Cubilla, Leandro Faggin, Jean Vautrin, John Gardner, Irma Serrano, and Yelena Gorchakova.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hiroshi Suzuki ranks 1,371 out of 6,245. Before him are Shuhei Nishida (1910), Namie Amuro (1977), Kinue Hitomi (1907), Teppei Uchida (1975), Masaru Hirayama (1972), and Kenkichi Iwasawa (1917). After him are Masahiro Hasemi (1945), Kei Kumai (1930), Nobuhiro Watsuki (1970), Kei Nishikori (1989), Masanori Yusa (1915), and Maho Shimizu (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Hiroshi Suzuki ranks 10. Before him are Sueo Ōe (1914), Chūhei Nambu (1904), Noboru Terada (1917), Isao Okano (1944), Shuhei Nishida (1910), and Kinue Hitomi (1907). After him are Masanori Yusa (1915), Masaru Furukawa (1936), Akio Kaminaga (1936), Tetsuo Hamuro (1917), Shunpei Uto (1918), and Kōkichi Tsuburaya (1940).

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