Duke Kahanamoku
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- Full Name
- Duke Kahanamoku
- Born
- August 24, 1890
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- Virgo
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- Nationality
- 🇺🇸 United States
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- Profession
- Actor, Gymnast, Athlete
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Biography
Duke Kahanamoku is 136 years old, an actor, from United States.
Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer, lifeguard, and popularizer of the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born 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 the world record holder of the 100-meters free style in swimming, and was a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming, winning medals in 1912, 1920 and 1924. Kahanamoku joined fraternal organizations: he was a Scottish Rite Freemason in the Honolulu lodge, and a Shriner. He worked as a law enforcement officer, an actor, a beach volleyball player, and a businessman.
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