Masaru Furukawa
Masaru Furukawa (1956) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 6, 1936 Hashimoto, Wakayama, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 21, 1993 (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Masaru Furukawa (古川 勝, Furukawa Masaru; January 6, 1936 – November 21, 1993) was a Japanese swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke.