![]() Kinue Hitomi at the 1928 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | 人見 絹枝 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Okayama, Japan | January 1, 1907|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | August 2, 1931 Osaka, Japan | (aged 24)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Women’s athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | All | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kinue Hitomi (人見 絹枝, Hitomi Kinue, January 1, 1907 – August 2, 1931) was a Japanese track and field athlete. She was the world record holder in several events in the 1920s – 1930s and was the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic medal. She was also the first woman to represent Japan at the Olympics.[1]