Shunpei Uto (鵜藤 俊平, Utō Shunpei, born 1 December 1918) was a Japanese former freestyle swimmer who won two medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Shunpei Uto

Jack Medica, Noboru Terada and Shunpei Uto (right) at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1918-12-01)1 December 1918 Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan
Alma mater	Rikkyo University
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 400 m freestyle 1936 Berlin 1500 m freestyle

Uto endured much hardship after World War II and deposited both his medals to a pawnshop to get some money for living. He later found a job in general affairs at the Niigata Nippo company. After retiring he moved to Chiba Prefecture to do agriculture.[2]

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• Shunpei Uto at Olympics.com
• Shunpei Uto at Olympedia

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