Gordon Warner (1913 – March 4, 2010)[1][2] was an American one-legged swordsman who became the highest-ranked westerner in the Japanese martial art of kendo.[3][4] He was also a world-record-holding breaststroke swimmer, a decorated World War II Marine officer, an academic in educational administration, and an author of books on kendo, the culture of Japan, and the history of the Ryukyu Islands.
- ^ Birth date from VIAF authority control record, accessed December 29, 2019
- ^ Stroud, Robert (April 2010), "Gordon Warner, in Memory", The Iaido Journal, retrieved December 29, 2019
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