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Hideko Maehata

Olympic medal record Men's SwimmingGold 1936 Berlin200 m breaststrokeSilver 1932 Los Angeles200 m breaststroke
Hideko Maehata

Hideko Maehata (前畑 秀子, Maehata Hideko?, May 20, 1914 in Wakayama - February 24, 1995) was a Japanese breaststroke swimmer. She won gold medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and silver medal for the Women's 200 m breaststroke in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

She was the first Japanese woman to earn a gold medal in the Olympics.

She was born in Hashimoto, northeastern Wakayama, Japan.

Competitive highlights

  • 1932 Olympics 200 m freestyle - 3:06.4
  • 1936 Olympics 200 m freestyle - 3:03.6

External links

v • d • eOlympic champions in women's 200 m breaststroke1924: Lucy Morton | 1928: Hilde Schrader | 1932: Clare Dennis | 1936: Hideko Maehata | 1948: Nel van Vliet | 1952: Éva Székely | 1956: Ursula Happe | 1960: Anita Lonsbrough | 1964: Galina Prozumenshchikova | 1968: Sharon Wichman | 1972: Beverley Whitfield | 1976: Marina Kosheveya | 1980: Lina Kačiušytė | 1984: Anne Ottenbrite | 1988: Silke Hörner | 1992: Kyoko Iwasaki | 1996: Penny Heyns | 2000: Ágnes Kovács | 2004: Amanda Beard


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