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Iwao Aizawa

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Iwao Aizawa
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born(1906-08-29)29 August 1906
Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Empire of Japan
DiedOctober 1945(1945-10-00) (aged 39)
New Bilibid Prison, Muntinlupa, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 metres

Iwao Aizawa (相沢 巌夫, Aizawa Iwao, 29 August 1906 – October 1945) was a Japanese sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He served during World War II, and died in New Bilibid Prison after the war from malaria.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Iwao Aizawa". Olympedia.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iwao Aizawa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 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 24 July 2018.
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