Personal information | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Yatsushiro, Fuefuki, Japan | 17 September 1913
Died | 4 December 1990 | (aged 77)
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Kimio Yada (矢田 喜美雄, Yada Kimio, 17 September 1913 – 4 December 1990) was a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] He later became a reporter for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, and was especially noted for his reporting on the Shimoyama incident. [2]