About Yoshio Kojima
Lived 1931 – 1993 (aged 61). Yoshio Kojima was a Japanese athletics competitor.
Yoshio Kojima (7 August 1931 – 3 March 1993) was a Japanese hammer thrower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
He also won the hammer throw at the Japan Championships in Athletics in 1953, 1954, 1955, and 1956.
He died in 1993 in Kobe at the age of 61. The cause of death was suicide.
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Who was Yoshio Kojima?
Olympic athlete (1931-1993)
When was Yoshio Kojima born?
Yoshio Kojima was born on 7 August 1931.
When did Yoshio Kojima die?
Yoshio Kojima died on 3 March 1993.
What was Yoshio Kojima's occupation?
Yoshio Kojima was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Yoshio Kojima?
Yoshio Kojima was Japanese.
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· DBpedia: Yoshio Kojima (hammer thrower)
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