Personal information | |
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Full name | 内田-横山 弘子 Uchida-Yokoyama Hiroko |
Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Kumamoto, Japan | 11 February 1936
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
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