Background

Masanori Yusa was born on June 20, 1915 in Tadotsu, Kagawa, Japan.

Education

Masanori Yusa graduated from Nihon University and later worked for the Yokohama Rubber Company.

Career

Masanori Yusa was a member of Japanese swimming team to 10th Olympic Games in Los Angeles (1932) when the Japanese team won the 800-meter relay race with the time of 8.58.4, setting up a new Olympic record. At the 11th Olympic Games held in Berlin (1936) he again helped the Japanese team to win the relay race with a time of 8.51.5, and in the 100-meter free style he placed second with a time of 57.9. His Japan records for the 100 and 200 meters stood unbroken till 1949. Later Masanori Yusa was a director of Japan Swimming Association.

Achievements

• Masanori Yusa won gold medals in the 4 × 200 m relay in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, setting world records on both occasions. In 1936 he finished almost simultaneously with Shigeo Arai and Masaharu Taguchi in the 100 m race and was awarded a silver medal.

Connections

In 1942, Masanori Yusa married Yumeko Aizome, a famous stage and silent/sound film actress in Japan.

Spouse:

Yumeko Aizome