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 US. 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 (age 91) Aichi Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Sport
Sport	Swimming
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. Rowman and Littlefield. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4422-3700-1.