Kimio Yada

{{short description|Japanese high jumper}}

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| nationality = Japanese

| sport = Athletics

| event = High jump

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|9|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Yatsushiro, Fuefuki, Japan

| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|12|4|1913|9|17|df=yes}}

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{{Nihongo|Kimio Yada|矢田 喜美雄|Yada Kimio|17 September 1913 – 4 December 1990}} was a Japanese track and field athlete. He competed in the men's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/kimio-yada-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212922/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/kimio-yada-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Kimio Yada Olympic Results |accessdate=26 December 2017}} He later became a reporter for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, and was especially noted for his reporting on the Shimoyama incident.{{cite web|title=Yada Kimio|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%9F%A2%E7%94%B0+%E5%96%9C%E7%BE%8E%E9%9B%84-1657204|website=Kotobanku|publisher=Asahi Shinbun|accessdate=31 December 2017}}