Kazue Kojima
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Kazue•Kojima |
| Used name | Kazue•Kojima |
| Original name | 小島•一枝 |
| Born | 30 October 1916 in Hashimoto, Wakayama (JPN) |
| Died | 1992 |
| Affiliations | Sugiyama High School, Nagoya (JPN) |
| NOC |  Japan |
Biography
Kazue Kojima started swimming in the nearby Kinokawa River. Her sixth place in the 400 m freestyle of the 1936 Olympics was the highest ranking for a Japanese female freestyle swimmer until the 2004 Olympics in Athena. Domestically, she won one Japanese Championship in the 100 m freestyle (1932) and three consecutively in the 200 m (1932-34). She was also a close friend of 1936 gold medalist Hideko Maehata who was also born in Hashimoto. A statue of Kazue Kojima was erected at her old high school in Nagoya.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | JPN |
Kazue Kojima | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 5 h3 r1/3 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Japan | 5 | ||||
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | JPN |
Kazue Kojima | |||
| 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 7 h1 r2/3 | |||||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic) | Japan | 4 h2 r1/2 |