was a freestyle swimmer from Japan. He competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

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, Finland, and earned a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team with teammates Toru Goto, Hiroshi Suzuki and Yoshihiro Hamaguchi. Tanikawa died on 13 May 2025, at the age of 92.

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* 1932 births 2025 deaths Swimmers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Japan Japanese male freestyle swimmers Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic silver medalists in swimming Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games swimmers for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportsmen Place of birth missing {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub