Japanese high jumper
Kimio Yada
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| Nationality | Japanese |
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| Born | (1913-09-17)17 September 1913
Yatsushiro, Fuefuki, Japan |
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| Died | 4 December 1990(1990-12-04) (aged 77) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | High jump |
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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.[1] He later became a reporter for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, and was especially noted for his reporting on the Shimoyama incident.[2]
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