1997 年 4 巻 1 号 p. 71-80
Kinue Hitomi was extremely well-known as an athlete in her time not only in Japan but also throughout the world. She suddenly appeared at the dawn of her sport and established new world records one after another.
Kinue took part in numerous contests and learned strategies on the field from many experiences in athletic competition. She collected these strategies in a book entitled "TATAKAFU MADE(Before the fight)". It was published in 1929 when she was most remarkably active in competition. She wrote in this book about an athletic strategy concentrating on all relevant factors except athletic technique and called this strategy "a strategy on the field".
Taking the society at that time into consideration, when people criticized and would not accept women who entered into athletics meetings or played sports together with men, it is worth noting that she was ahead of her time. Her efforts bore great fruits and she overcame the pressure.
We have attempted to analyze and investigate Kinue's strategy on the field according to her writings and performance. We consider her contribution to have been significant.