Tetsuo Okamoto
Tetsuo Okamoto (born March 20, 1932 in Marília , São Paulo , † October 1, 2007 ibid) was a Brazilian swimmer of Japanese descent.
At the 1952 Summer Olympics , he won the bronze medal in 1,500-meter freestyle swimming behind the American Ford Konno and the Japanese Shiro Hashizume . He was the first Brazilian swimmer to win a medal at the Olympic Games. He made it to the semi-finals on the 400-meter freestyle course.
literature
- Volker Kluge : Summer Olympic Games. The Chronicle II. London 1948 - Tokyo 1964. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-328-00740-7 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Okamoto, Tetsuo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marília , São Paulo , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 2007 |
| Place of death | Marília , São Paulo , Brazil |