Tsuruta Yoshiyuki

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Tsuruta Yoshiyuki at the 1928 Olympic Games

Tsuruta Yoshiyuki ( Japanese鶴 田 義 行; born November 1, 1903 in Kagoshima , Kagoshima Prefecture ; † July 24, 1986 ) was a Japanese swimmer .

He won the gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the Olympic Games in 1928 and at the Olympic Games in 1932 . He later became a coach and trained, among others, Yoshihiko Osaki , who won the silver medal over this route at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome . In 1968 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 Tsuruta is the family name, Yoshiyuki the first name.
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SURNAME Tsuruta, Yoshiyuki
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Kagoshima
DATE OF DEATH July 24, 1986