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Etsuko Komiya
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born(1919-10-27)27 October 1919
Yahata, Fukuoka, Japan
Died7 October 2014(2014-10-07) (aged 94)[1]
Sport
SportSprinting
Event100 metres

Etsuko Komiya (小宮 悦子, Komiya Etsuko, 27 October 1919 – 7 October 2014) was a Japanese sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] She later became a middle school gym teacher in Omuta, Fukuoka.[3]

References

  1. ^ Etsuko Komiya at Olympedia
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Etsuko Komiya Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. ^ "92歳小宮さん後輩にエール 76年前、ベルリン五輪の陸上選手". 47 News (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 June 2017.