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    Ford Hiroshi Konno (Japanese: 紺野 弘, born January 1, 1933) is a Japanese–American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world...
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  • Japanese politician Ayaka Konno (紺野彩夏, born 1999), Japanese actress and model Ford Konno (born 1933), American swimmer Hideki Konno (紺野 秀樹, born 1965), Japanese...
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  • (100-meter backstroke) and Ford Konno (1500-meter freestyle) each won gold and set Olympic records in the 1952 Olympics. Konno won another gold and silver...
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  •  Australia 4:47.4 1952 Helsinki details Jean Boiteux  France 4:30.7 OR Ford Konno  United States 4:31.3 Per-Olof Östrand  Sweden 4:35.2 1956 Melbourne details...
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    Men's 100 m Freestyle Ford Konno — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle Yoshi Oyakawa — Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke Ford Konno, Jimmy McLane, Wayne Moore...
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    Tommy Kono (weightlifting), Yoshinobu Oyakawa (100-meter backstroke), and Ford Konno (1500-meter freestyle) each won gold and set Olympic records in the 1952...
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  • recipient in World War II Yuri Kochiyama (1921–2014), civil rights activist Ford Konno (born 1933), Olympic gold medalist (1952, 1952) and silver medalist (1952...
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  • pool, and the fact that neither John Marshall's 4:26.9 from 1951, nor Ford Konno's 4:26.7 from 1954 were set in 50-metre pools, the WR reverted to Rose's...
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  • swimming team Men's Team George Breen Dick Hanley Robert Hughes Tim Jecko Ford Konno Frank McKinney Jack Nelson George Onekea Yoshi Oyakawa Reid Patterson...
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  • Boiteux  France 4:30.7 (OR) Ford Konno  United States 4:31.3 Per-Olof Östrand  Sweden 4:35.2 1500 m freestyle details Ford Konno  United States 18:30.3 (OR)...
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  • McKinley High School (Honolulu, Hawaii): Duke Kahanamoku 1912, 1920, Ford Konno 1952 Punahou School (Honolulu, Hawaii): Warren Kealoha 1920, 1924, Mariechen...
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  • Boiteux  France 4:30.7 (OR) Ford Konno  United States 4:31.3 Per-Olof Östrand  Sweden 4:35.2 1500 m freestyle details Ford Konno  United States 18:30.3 (OR)...
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  • Kong (ca. 1937), first Chinese-American fighter pilot in World War II Ford Konno (1952), four-time medal winner in swimming at the 1952 and 1956 Olympic...
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    Yale (?) New Haven, Connecticut, United States ? 1313 2:03.92:03.9 Konno, Ford Ford Konno February 27, 1954 ? Columbus, Ohio, United States ? 1414 2:03.42:03...
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    Olympic medalist, and former Honolulu's McKinley High School swimmer Ford Konno. While at Ohio State, Oyakawa won six Big Ten, seven NCAA, and nine NAAU...
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    swimmers were from different countries, all of them were of Japanese origin. Ford Konno was Japanese American and Tetsuo Okamoto was Japanese Brazilian. Swimmers...
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  • Ryder Cup Chloe Kim – American snowboarder and Olympic gold medalist Ford Konno – former world record holder, two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time...
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    Team Dick Cleveland Frank Dooley Ronald Gora Jerry Holan Burwell Jones Ford Konno Jimmy McLane Wayne Moore Monte Nitzkowski Yoshi Oyakawa Clarke Scholes...
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    M 2 1 0 3 Jimmy McLane  United States Swimming 1948 Summer M 2 1 0 3 Ford Konno  United States Swimming 1952 Summer M 2 1 0 3 Dawn Fraser  Australia Swimming...
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    Furuhashi  Japan Aug 16, 1949 - Los Angeles, United States 21 9:30.7 Ford Konno  United States Jul 7, 1951 - Honolulu, Hawaii 22 9:15.7 George Breen  United...
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  • swimming team Men's Team George Breen Dick Hanley Robert Hughes Tim Jecko Ford Konno Frank McKinney Jack Nelson George Onekea Yoshi Oyakawa Reid Patterson...
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    then McKinley High School in Honolulu where he swam with future Olympian Ford Konno. Swimming in the 7th and 8th grade boys division at the Invitational Intermediate...
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  • professional golfer Ann Kiyomura, 1975 Wimbledon doubles tennis champion. Ford Konno, former world record holder, two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time...
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    the Hungarians dominated women. Both countries won four gold medals. Ford Konno was the most successful swimmer with two gold medals and one silver. In...
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    John Welchli — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours George Breen, Richard Hanley, Ford Konno, and Bill Woolsey — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Carin Cone...
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  • 8:23.6 (WR)  United States (USA) Dick Hanley George Breen Bill Woolsey Ford Konno 8:31.5  Soviet Union (URS) Vitaly Sorokin Vladimir Struzhanov Gennady...
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  • Tommy Kono (weightlifting), Yoshinobu Oyakawa (100-meter backstroke), and Ford Konno (1500-meter freestyle) each win gold medals and set records during the...
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    Tommy Kono (weightlifting), Yoshinobu Oyakawa (100-meter backstroke), and Ford Konno (1500-meter freestyle) each win gold medals and set records during the...
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    freestyle relay, together with relay teammates Wayne Moore, Bill Woolsey, and Ford Konno. The Americans set a new Olympic record of 8:31.1 in the final. In individual...
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