Samuel Kahanamoku
Samuel Kahanamoku 
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Sam and his big brother Duke (no photographer, no date, image rights at LOC ) |
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| Surname: | Samuel Kahanamoku | ||||||
| Nickname (s): | Sam | ||||||
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| Swimming style (s) : | Freestyle | ||||||
| Birthday: | November 4, 1902 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Honolulu | ||||||
| Date of death: | April 26, 1966 | ||||||
| Place of death: | Honolulu | ||||||
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Samuel Alapai Kahanamoku (born November 4, 1902 in Honolulu , Hawaii ; died April 26, 1966 there ) was an American surfer and swimmer .
Life
Samuel Kahanamoku was a younger brother of Duke Kahanamoku , who won the Olympic gold medal in the 100m freestyle in 1912 and 1920 . In 1924 both took part in the Summer Olympics in Paris and started the 100 m freestyle . Samuel Kahanamoku won the bronze medal behind the winner Johnny Weissmuller and just behind his brother Duke.
He later worked as a real estate agent in Hawaii .
Web links
Commons : Samuel Kahanamoku - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Samuel Kahanamoku in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Samuel Kahanamoku in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Samuel Kahanamoku at databaseOlympics.com
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| SURNAME | Kahanamoku, Samuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kahanamoku, Samuel Alapai; Kahanamoku, Sam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American surfer and swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 4, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Honolulu |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1966 |
| Place of death | Honolulu |