Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race
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Occupied Japan 1945 - 1952: Gender, Class, Race

Kinue Hitome, Olympic Track Star

"Kinue Hitomi in the 800-meter race at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. She was Japan's first great all-around athlete, excelling in sprinting, jumping, and the discus."
From: Leder, Jane. Grace & Glory: A Century of Women in the Olympics. Chicago: Triumph Books, 1996.

 

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