Hiroshi Suzuki (swimmer)

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.[1] 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 USA. Officials used a judges decision to award Clarke Scholes the gold medal and Hiroshi Suzuki the silver medal.[2] He won gold medals in these two events at the 1954 Asian Games.

Hiroshi Suzuki
Personal information
Born (1933-09-18) September 18, 1933
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
1952 Helsinki 100 m freestyle
1952 Helsinki 4×200 m freestyle
Asian Games
1954 Manila 100 m freestyle
1954 Manila 4×200 m freestyle

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hiroshi Suzuki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. Lohn, John (2014). The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming. https://books.google.ca/books?id=YUJVBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA71&dq=Clarke+Scholes&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWhOfei5HnAhUHH80KHd_7BTAQ6AEIMjAB#v=onepage&q=Clarke%20Scholes&f=false: Rowman and Littlefield. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4422-3700-1.CS1 maint: location (link)


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