Masaru Furukawa

{{Short description|Japanese swimmer (1936–1993)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| image = Masaru Furukawa 01.jpg

| caption = Masaru Furukawa (1956)

| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|1|6|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Hashimoto, Wakayama, Empire of Japan

| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|11|21|1936|1|6|mf=y}}

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 1956 Melbourne | 200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalGold|1958 Tokyo|200 m breaststroke}}

{{MedalGold|1958 Tokyo|4×100 m medley}}

{{MedalSilver|1954 Manila|200 m breaststroke}}

}}

{{nihongo|Masaru Furukawa|古川 勝|Furukawa Masaru|extra=January 6, 1936 – November 21, 1993}} was a Japanese swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, where he received a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=SWI "1956 Olympics – Melbourne, Australia – Swimming"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904154004/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=14&sp=SWI |date=2007-09-04 }} – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on September 5, 2008)