Ford Konno, born in Honolulu on 1 January 1933, is a Japanese-American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion and former world record holder in three events. He swam for the Ohio State Buckeyes under coach Mike Peppe, setting world records in the 200 and 400 metre freestyle in 1954 and winning more than thirty titles. At the 1952 Helsinki Olympics he won gold in the 1500 metre freestyle in an Olympic record time and in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay, plus silver in the 400 metres. At the 1956 Melbourne Games he added relay silver. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1972 and later worked in Hawaii as a coach, teacher and sales agent.
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born January 1, 1933
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Konno won gold medals in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle
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Konno won four medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics
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Konno won four medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics
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Konno won four medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics
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