Duke Kahanamoku c. 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Haleʻākala, Honolulu, Kingdom of Hawaii | August 24, 1890|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | January 22, 1968 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.[1] | (aged 77)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Waikiki Beach Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born to a minor noble family less than three years before the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He lived to see the territory's admission as a state and became a United States citizen. He was a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming, winning medals in 1912, 1920 and 1924.[3]
Kahanamoku joined fraternal organizations: he was a Scottish Rite Freemason in the Honolulu lodge,[4] and a Shriner. He worked as a law enforcement officer, an actor, a beach volleyball player, and a businessman.[5]
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