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Yoshi Oyakawa

1933 - Today

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Yoshinobu Oyakawa (Japanese: 親川 義信, born August 9, 1933) is an American former competition swimmer, 1952 Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in the 100-meter backstroke. He is considered to be the last of the great "straight-arm-pull" backstrokers. He still holds the world record in this technique. Oyakawa was born in Kona, Hawaii to the Rev. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshi Oyakawa is the 36th most popular swimmer (up from 286th in 2019), the 5,905th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,977th in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Yoshi Oyakawa ranks 36 out of 709. Before him are Henry Taylor, Arne Borg, Bill Tuttle, Martha Norelius, Otto Fahr, and Đurđica Bjedov. After him are Valéria Gyenge, Aileen Riggin, Charles Daniels, Ilona Novák, Arvo Aaltonen, and George Hodgson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Yoshi Oyakawa ranks 283. Before him are Christa Stubnick, Julian Bream, Dianne Feinstein, Zelda Rubinstein, Bat Ye'or, and Imre Nagy. After him are Valéria Gyenge, Mildred McDaniel, R. Murray Schafer, Yang Chuan-kwang, José Faria, and Helmuth Rilling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Yoshi Oyakawa ranks 5,905 out of 20,380. Before him are John Lynch (1952), Dot Jones (1964), Henry E. Holt (1929), Helen Morgan (1900), Christine Lahti (1950), and Sid Haig (1939). After him are Dorothea Klumpke (1861), Peter Sarsgaard (1971), Nathan East (1955), Og Mandino (1923), Savanna Samson (1967), and Paul Reubens (1952).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Yoshi Oyakawa ranks 19. Before him are Don Schollander (1946), Ken Walsh (1945), Joe Ruddy (1878), Ann Curtis (1926), Allen Stack (1928), and Bill Tuttle (1882). After him are Aileen Riggin (1906), Charles Daniels (1885), Steve Clark (1943), Kathy Ellis (1946), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), and Helene Madison (1913).

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