Kikuko Inoue (equestrian)

Kikuko Inoue (Japanese: 井上喜久子, 3 December 1924 – 16 February 2018) was a Japanese equestrian. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1988 Olympics he was the oldest Japanese Olympian.

Kikuko Inoue
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born(1924-12-03)3 December 1924
Tokyo, Japan
Died16 February 2018(2018-02-16) (aged 93)
Tokyo, Japan
Sport
SportEquestrian

His maternal grandfather was Asano Sōichirō, a businessman who formed in 1887 Asano Sōichirō. Both his father, Masashi Hide, and his mother, Keiko Masugi, were experienced equestrians.

Inoue died on 16 February 2018 at home in Tokyo due to acute heart failure, aged 93. An obituary was published on 16 January 2019, about 11 months after his death.[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kikuko Inoue Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. 元馬術選手の井上喜久子さん、９３歳で死去＝女子の最年長五輪出場 16 January 2019
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