 Duke Kahanamoku c. 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 24, 1890 Haleʻākala, Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 22, 1968 (aged 77) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Waikiki Beach Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born three years before the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He lived to see the territory's admission as a state and became a United States citizen. He was a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming, winning medals in 1912, 1920 and 1924.[3]
Kahanamoku joined fraternal organizations: he was a Scottish Rite Freemason in the Honolulu lodge,[4] and a Shriner. He worked as a law enforcement officer, an actor, a beach volleyball player, and a businessman.[5]
- ^ a b c Murphy, Kelly with Hallie Fryd (2013). Historical Heartthrobs: 50 Timeless Crushes-From Cleopatra to Camus. USA: Zest Books. p. 109. ISBN 9781936976102.
- ^ See, Jen (August 24, 2015). "5 Things You Didn't Know About Duke Kahanamoku". MensJournal.com. Men's Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Duke Kahanamoku". Olympedia. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "History of the Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge in Honolulu". honoluluscottishritebodies.org. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- ^ Hall, Sandra Kimberly. (2004). Duke: A Great Hawaiian. Honolulu, HI: Bess Press. ISBN 1-57306-230-8.