Tatsugo Kawaishi

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameTatsugo•Kawaishi
Used nameTatsugo•Kawaishi
Original name河石•達吾
Born10 December 1911 in Ōgaki, Etajima, Hiroshima (JPN)
Died17 March 1945 in Iwo Jima, Tokyo (JPN)
AffiliationsKeio University, Minato (JPN)
NOC Japan
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Like 100 metre freestyle gold medal winner Yasuji Miyazaki Tatsugo Kawaishi was also a law student at Keio University. From 1933-35 he was a swimming instructor with the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy. Kawaishi subsequently worked for a large energy supplier living in Minoh near Osaka. He fought in the Second Sino-Japanese War for the Imperial Army and, after working for his former company for a brief time, was reactivated in 1944 during World War II. He was killed in the battle for Iwo Jima on March 1945 and was posthumously promoted to the rank of Captain.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Swimming (Aquatics) JPN Tatsugo Kawaishi
100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) 2 Silver

Special Notes