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Yasuhiko Kojima (児島 泰彦, Kojima Yasuhiko, 1 September 1918 – 12 June 1945) was a Japanese swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during World War II in the Battle of Okinawa.

References

1. ^ "Saka shusshin no futari no suiei Orinpikku senshu" (PDF). Kōhō Saka (in Japanese). Saka Town. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yasuhiko Kojima Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
3. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

External links

• Yasuhiko Kojima at World Aquatics
• Yasuhiko Kojima at Olympedia

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