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2 unusual facts about Mikio Oda


Mikio Oda

In the final years of his life, Oda moved from his home at Aburatsubo in Yokosuka, Kanagawa to a nursing home in Kugenuma (Fujisawa, Kanagawa).

In 1931, Oda graduated from Waseda University and was employed by the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.


Yoshiyuki Tsuruta

Tsuruta was the second Japanese to be awarded with a gold medal (after Mikio Oda in the Triple jump on August 2).


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