Yasuhiko Kojima

Yasuhiko Kojima
Personal information
Born (1918-09-01)1 September 1918
Hiroshima, Japan
Died 20 June 1945(1945-06-20) (aged 26)
Okinawa, Japan
Sport
Sport Swimming

Yasuhiko Kojima (児島 泰彦, Kojima Yasuhiko, 1 September 1918 – 12 June 1945[1]) was a Japanese swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in action during World War II in the Battle of Okinawa.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Saka shusshin no futari no suiei Orinpikku senshu" (PDF). Kōhō Saka (in Japanese). Saka Town. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Yasuhiko Kojima Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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