Hideko Maehata
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 29 years ago |
Date of birth | May 20,1914 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Hashimoto |
Wakayama | |
Japan | |
Date of died | February 24,1995 |
Stroke | Breaststroke |
Olympic_medals | Swimming At The 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metre Breaststroke |
Education | Sugiyama Jogakuen University |
Gold medal | Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke |
Awards | Medal with Purple Ribbon |
Person of Cultural Merit | |
Olympic medal | Swimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke |
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ID | 850361 |
Hideko Maehata Life story
Hideko Maehata was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer and the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Olympics. Maehata was born in Hashimoto, Wakayama, as the daughter of a tofu producer and as a child learned to swim in the Kinokawa River.