Masayo Ōsawa

Reiko Ōsawa and Masayo Ōsawa (right) at the 1936 Olympics

Masayo Ōsawa (大沢 政代 Ōsawa Masayo, April 28, 1913 – 1940s) was a Japanese diver. She competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in the 3 m springboard and 14th in the 10 m platform competition.[1]

During World War II Ōsawa served in the Japanese Army as a nurse and died of an illness after the end of military operations in Northern China.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Masayo Osawa. sports-reference.com
  2. ↑ Andreas Niehaus; Christian Tagsold (2013). Sport, Memory and Nationhood in Japan: Remembering the Glory Days. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-71216-7.


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