Arai Shigeo

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Arai Shigeo

Arai Shigeo ( Japanese 新 井 茂雄 ; born August 8, 1916 in Shizuoka , Shizuoka Prefecture , † July 19, 1944 in Myanmar ) was a Japanese swimmer .

Together with Yusa Masanori , Sugiura Shigeo and Taguchi Masaharu , he was Olympic champion with the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . He also won the bronze medal in the 100 m freestyle.

Arai Shigeo died as a soldier in the Japanese army in Burma.

In 1997 he was inducted into the international swimming pool 's hall of fame .

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Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Arai is the family name, Shigeo the first name.
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SURNAME Arai, Shigeo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 新 井 茂雄 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH August 8, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Shizuoka
DATE OF DEATH July 19, 1944
Place of death Myanmar