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Noboru Terada

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Noboru Terada was a Japanese freestyle swimmer who lived from 25 November 1917 to 26 September 1986. At the 1936 Olympic Games he won the gold medal in the 1500 metre freestyle, finishing with a margin of ten seconds over the field. In 1994, several years after his death, he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is remembered chiefly for that single Olympic victory in the longest freestyle race on the swimming programme, and he appears on the Hall of Fame's list of members.

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Birth Year
1917 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
1 1
Gold Medals
1 1
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Noboru Terada (寺田 登, Terada Noboru; November 25, 1917 – September 26, 1986) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer.
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    Noboru Terada (寺田 登, Terada Noboru; November 25, 1917, September 26, 1986) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer.
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    At the 1936 Olympics he won the gold medal in the 1500 m event with a margin of 10 seconds.
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    At the 1936 Olympics he won the gold medal in the 1500 m event with a margin of 10 seconds.
  • Lead, medals
    At the 1936 Olympics he won the gold medal in the 1500 m event with a margin of 10 seconds.
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    Noboru Terada (寺田 登, Terada Noboru; November 25, 1917, September 26, 1986) was a Japanese freestyle swimmer.
  • Competed In: 1936 Summer Olympics, Lead, 1936 Games
    At the 1936 Olympics he won the gold medal in the 1500 m event with a margin of 10 seconds.
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