Keiko Ikeda
Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda (田中-池田 敬子, born Keiko Tanaka; November 11, 1933 – May 13, 2023), is a Japanese amateur athlete, coach, university professor and sports administrator. She is best known as a gymnast who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Born | Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan | November 11, 1933|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | May 13, 2023 89) | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.54 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She won a gold medal on the balance beam at the 1954 World Gymnastics Championships. She is the only Japanese woman to win a gold medal in this international competition.[2] Tanaka-Ikeda died from brain cancer at a nursing home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, on May 13, 2023, at the age of 89.[3]
History
Honors
- International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, 2002[2]
Related pages
References
- Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Keiko Ikeda; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- "「日本体操史上最も活躍の女子選手」池田敬子さん死去、89歳…世界選手権で初の金". 讀賣新聞ONLINE. 読売新聞社. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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