Personal information | |
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Native name | 三島 弥彦 |
Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Kōjimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan | February 23, 1886
Died | February 1, 1954 Meguro, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 67).
Sport | |
Sport | Sprint |
Retired | 1920 |
Yahiko Mishima (三島 弥彦, Mishima Yahiko, February 23, 1886 – February 1, 1954) was a Japanese track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1] Together with the marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri he was the first ever Olympic competitor for Japan.