Olympic gold medalist Maehata's 100th birthday commemorated

Olympic gold medalist Maehata's 100th birthday commemorated

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Visitors look at mementoes commemorating the 100th birthday of the late Hideko Maehata, the first Japanese female swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal, at an exhibition held in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 1, 2014. Maehata won her gold at the Berlin Olympics in 1936.

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