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Hideko Maehata

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Gender Female
Death29 years ago
Date of birth May 20,1914
Zodiac sign Taurus
Born Hashimoto
Wakayama
Japan
Date of died February 24,1995
StrokeBreaststroke
Olympic_medalsSwimming At The 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metre Breaststroke
Education Sugiyama Jogakuen University
Gold medalSwimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
Awards Medal with Purple Ribbon
Person of Cultural Merit
Olympic medalSwimming at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre breaststroke
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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.

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