Evelyn Kawamoto
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| Women’s swimming | ||
Representing the  United States
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1952 Helsinki | 400 m freestyle |
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1952 Helsinki | 4x100 m freestyle |
Evelyn Tokue Kawamoto-Konno (born September 17, 1933 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a former American swimmer. She represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where she received two bronze medals as an eighteen-year-old. Her first bronze came in the women's 4×100-meter freestyle relay when the American team placed third behind Hungary and the Netherlands.[1] She then won bronze in the 400-meter freestyle behind Hungarian swimmers Valéria Gyenge and Éva Novák.[2] She later married Olympic gold medallist Ford Konno, who also competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
References
- ^ "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Swimming at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Women's 400 metres freestyle". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
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