Shozo Makino (swimmer)

Shozo Makino (牧野 正蔵) was a Japanese Olympic swimmer. He won a silver medal for the Men's 1500 meter freestyle event in the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and a bronze medal for the Men’s 400 meter freestyle event in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Makino was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and was a graduate of Waseda University. On August 30, 1931, while still a middle school student, he set a new world record for the Men’s 800-meter freestyle with a time of 10 minutes 16.6 seconds.

Competitive highlights

 * 1932 Olympics 1500 m freestyle - 19:14.1
 * 1936 Olympics 400 m freestyle - 4:48.1