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Shigeo Arai

Shigeo Arai

Japanese swimmer (1916–1944)

Shigeo Arai (新井 茂雄, Arai Shigeo, August 8, 1916 – July 19, 1944) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1936 Olympics. He won a gold medal in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, setting a world record. In the individual 100 m race he finished almost simultaneously with Masanori Yusa and Masaharu Taguchi and was awarded a bronze medal. Those Games were the only international competition for Arai, though he won three national titles in the 100 m and four in the 200 m freestyle between 1937 and 1940.[1]

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While serving in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, he was killed in action in Burma.[1][2]

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    "Shigeo Arai Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2020-04-17. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2023-10-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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