Ford Konno
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Ford Hiroshi•Konno |
| Used name | Ford•Konno |
| Born | 1 January 1933 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (USA) |
| Measurements | 167 cm / 68 kg |
| Affiliations | US Army, (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
Ford Konno won six NCAA titles and during his career, which took off shortly after World War II, he won 12 AAU individual titles. He set his first world record at the 800m freestyle in 1951 and that record remained on the books for five years. In 1954 he added the world 400m freestyle record to his list of successes and it was almost three years before the great Murray Rose replaced Konno as the world record holder. After his college graduation, Konno married Olympic bronze medalist Evelyn Kawamoto, and he became a coach and teacher in Hawaii.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Ford Konno | |||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Ford Konno | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 2 | Silver |
Olympic family relations
- Husband of Evelyn Kawamoto
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m freestyle – 27 February 1954 - 4 March 1955: 2:03.9 (27 February 1954; Columbus, USA); 400 m freestyle – 3 April 1954 - 27 October 1956: 4:26.7 (3 April 1954; New Haven, USA); 800 m freestyle – 7 July 1951 - 27 October 1956: 9:30.7 (7 July 1951; Honolulu, USA))