Yahiko Mishima

Yahiko Mishima
Yahiko Mishima at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Native name三島 弥彦
NationalityJapanese
Born(1886-02-23)February 23, 1886
Kōjimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
DiedFebruary 1, 1954(1954-02-01) (aged 67).
Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Sport
SportSprint
Retired1920

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.

  1. ^ "Yahiko Mishima". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 April 2021.