Hitomi Kinue

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Hitomi Kinue

Japanese athlete

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Hitomi Kinue
A Strong Woman
The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first Olympiad in which women were allowed to compete in track and field, and only a limited number of women’s events were contested. Japan’s Hitomi Kinue was already an international star going into those Olympics, having won…
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The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first Olympiad in which women were allowed to compete in track and field, and only a limited number of women’s events were contested. Japan’s Hitomi Kinue was already an international star going into those Olympics, having won…
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