Yoshinobu Oyakawa (Japanese: 親川 義信,[1] born August 9, 1933) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in the 100-meter backstroke. Oyakawa is considered to be the last of the great "straight-arm-pull" backstrokers and still holds the world record in this technique.[citation needed]
Yoshi Oyakawa
Yoshi Oyakawa at the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial near Kaimana Beach
Personal information
Full name
Yoshinobu Oyakawa
Nickname
"Yoshi"
National team
United States
Born
(1933-08-09) August 9, 1933 (age 90) Kona, Hawaii, U.S.
Oyakawa was born in Kona, Hawaii to the Rev. and Mrs. Edward Oyakawa and raised in Papaikou.[2] He has an older sister, Dorothy, and an older brother, Ensie Michio.[2]
Careeredit
Collegeedit
Oyakawa attended Ohio State University, where he won six Big Ten, seven NCAA, and nine NAAU championships.
Olympicsedit
Oyakawa represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke event.[3]
He returned to Olympic competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, where he was elected co-captain along with Ford Konno.[4] He finished 8th in the 100-meter backstroke competition.[5]
Coachingedit
Oyakawa became a teacher and coached swimming at Oak Hills High School from 1960 to 1985.[6] He led Oak Hills to 23 conference championships and was named League Coach of the Year 23 times and Southwest Ohio Swimming Coach of the Year 12 times.[7]
Honorsedit
Yoshinobu Oyakawa Day proclaimed by Big Island County Chairman James Kealoha on September 12, 1952 [8]
yoshi, oyakawa, yoshinobu, oyakawa, japanese, 親川, 義信, born, august, 1933, american, former, competition, swimmer, olympic, champion, former, world, record, holder, meter, backstroke, oyakawa, considered, last, great, straight, pull, backstrokers, still, holds,. Yoshinobu Oyakawa Japanese 親川 義信 1 born August 9 1933 is an American former competition swimmer Olympic champion and former world record holder in the 100 meter backstroke Oyakawa is considered to be the last of the great straight arm pull backstrokers and still holds the world record in this technique citation needed Yoshi OyakawaYoshi Oyakawa at the Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial near Kaimana BeachPersonal informationFull nameYoshinobu OyakawaNickname Yoshi National teamUnited StatesBorn 1933 08 09 August 9 1933 age 90 Kona Hawaii U S Height5 ft 7 in 1 70 m Weight154 lb 70 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesBackstrokeClubHawaii Swim ClubCollege teamOhio State UniversityMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting the United StatesOlympic Games1952 Helsinki 100 m backstroke Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 2 1 College 2 2 Olympics 2 3 Coaching 3 Honors 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography editOyakawa was born in Kona Hawaii to the Rev and Mrs Edward Oyakawa and raised in Papaikou 2 He has an older sister Dorothy and an older brother Ensie Michio 2 Career editCollege edit Oyakawa attended Ohio State University where he won six Big Ten seven NCAA and nine NAAU championships Olympics edit Oyakawa represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Finland where he won the gold medal in the 100 meter backstroke event 3 He returned to Olympic competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia where he was elected co captain along with Ford Konno 4 He finished 8th in the 100 meter backstroke competition 5 Coaching edit Oyakawa became a teacher and coached swimming at Oak Hills High School from 1960 to 1985 6 He led Oak Hills to 23 conference championships and was named League Coach of the Year 23 times and Southwest Ohio Swimming Coach of the Year 12 times 7 Honors editYoshinobu Oyakawa Day proclaimed by Big Island County Chairman James Kealoha on September 12 1952 8 International Swimming Hall of Fame 1973 9 Ohio High School Coach of the Year 1972 10 The Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame 1978 11 Hawaiʻi Sports Hall of Fame 1998 12 Oak Hills Athletic Hall of Fame 2008 7 See also editList of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame List of Ohio State University people List of Olympic medalists in swimming men References edit 1 a b Luna Martha January 16 1956 Oyakawa Will Be Bidding for Olympic Win Again Hawaii Tribune Herald Sports Reference com Olympic Sports Athletes Yoshi Oyakawa Retrieved October 4 2012 Oyakawa Yoshinobu Hawaiʻi Sports Hall of Fame www hawaiisportshalloffame com Retrieved February 19 2018 Yoshi Oyakawa 1973 ISHOF Honor Swimmer U S Masters Swimming Retrieved February 19 2018 Hawaii Swimming Legacy Yoshinobu Oyakawa Retrieved May 4 2020 a b Oak Hills Athletic Hall of Fame Information 2005 2015 PDF Retrieved February 18 2018 Oyakawa Day Scheduled by Hiloites Today The Honolulu Advertiser September 12 1952 Yoshi Oyakawa USA ISHOF org International Swimming Hall of Fame Archived from the original on February 3 2018 Retrieved April 10 2015 tBBC Ten questions With Yoshi Oyakawa BuckeyePlanet Retrieved February 19 2018 Gold en Days of Summer Olympics past Part 2 From Woody s Couch August 2 2012 Retrieved February 19 2018 Inductees by Class Year Hawaiʻi Sports Hall of Fame www hawaiisportshalloffame com Retrieved February 19 2018 External links editYoshi Oyakawa at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Yoshi Oyakawa USA Honor Swimmer International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine archived February 3 2018 RecordsPreceded byGilbert Bozon Men s 100 meter backstrokeworld record holder long course April 1 1954 February 27 1955 Succeeded byGilbert Bozon nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a United States swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yoshi Oyakawa amp oldid 1181663769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
