Kimio Yada

Japanese high jumper

Kimio Yada
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1913-09-17)17 September 1913 Yatsushiro, Fuefuki, Japan
Died	4 December 1990(1990-12-04) (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]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kimio Yada Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
^ "Yada Kimio". Kotobanku. Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 31 December 2017.