Shozo Makino (swimmer)

Makino Shōzō
Personal information
Native name牧野 正蔵
NationalityJapanese
Born(1915-05-15)May 15, 1915
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
DiedFebruary 12, 1987(1987-02-12) (aged 71)
Sport
SportSwimming
Event(s)400-meter Freestyle
1500-meter freestyle
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Los Angeles 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin 400 m freestyle

Shozo Makino (牧野 正蔵, Makino Shōzō, May 15, 1915 – February 12, 1987) was a Japanese Olympic swimmer. He won a silver medal for the Men's 1500 meter freestyle event in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a bronze medal for the Men's 400 meter freestyle event in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1]

Makino was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and was a graduate of Waseda University. On August 30, 1931, while still a middle school student, he set a new world record for the Men's 800-meter freestyle with a time of 10 minutes 16.6 seconds.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shozo Makino". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.