Kimio Yada

Kimio Yada
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born(1913-09-17)17 September 1913
Yatsushiro, Fuefuki, Japan
Died4 December 1990(1990-12-04) (aged 77)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump

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. He later became a reporter for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, and was especially noted for his reporting on the Shimoyama incident.