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Tsuyoshi Yamanaka

1939 - 2017

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Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (山中 毅, Yamanaka Tsuyoshi; 18 January 1939 – 10 February 2017) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer. He competed in the 400 m, 1500 m and 4 × 200 m events at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won four silver medals; he also helped Japan win a bronze relay medal in 1964 by swimming in the heat, and placed fourth in the 4 × 200 m relay in 1956 and in the 1500m in 1960. At the 1960 Olympics, he swam the fastest leg in the 4 × 200 m relay, yet his team lost to the United States. Yamanaka won the 400 m and 1500 m events at the 1958 Asian Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tsuyoshi Yamanaka is the 1,327th most popular athlete (up from 1,887th in 2019), the 1,503rd most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,659th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka ranks 1,327 out of 6,025. Before him are Ingemar Hedberg, Frank Schepke, German Sveshnikov, Roberto Battaglia, Jackson Scholz, and Jessica Ennis-Hill. After him are Viljo Heino, Ine Schäffer, Béla Szepes, Asbjørn Ruud, Gustav Goßler, and Klaus Reichert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka ranks 468. Before him are John Pilger, Stuart Kauffman, William B. Lenoir, Per Ahlmark, Marlena Shaw, and Henning Christophersen. After him are Daniel Viglietti, Tom Hayden, Emilio Álvarez, Maeve Binchy, Charles Cyphers, and John Danielsen. Among people deceased in 2017, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka ranks 432. Before him are Bano Qudsia, Martin McGuinness, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Frank Schepke, Fernando Birri, and Girija Devi. After him are Daniel Viglietti, Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev, Chris Roberts, Peter Härtling, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, and Alec McCowen.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka ranks 1,503 out of 6,245. Before him are Eizo Kenmotsu (1948), Masashi Tashiro (1956), Shigeru Kasamatsu (1947), Masashi Nakayama (1967), Yumi Tomei (1972), and Kozo Tashima (1957). After him are Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Fumiaki Nakamura (1981), Yoko Takahagi (1969), Tsuneko Sasamoto (1914), Keiko Awaji (1933), and Isamu Sonoda (1946).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka ranks 19. Before him are Akio Kaminaga (1936), Tetsuo Hamuro (1917), Shunpei Uto (1918), Kōkichi Tsuburaya (1940), Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (1936), and Hisakichi Toyoda (1912). After him are Takashi Ishimoto (1935), William Phillips (null), Akitsugu Konno (1944), Masao Harada (1912), Naohiro Ikeda (1940), and Yoshinobu Miyake (1939).

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