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]

Keiko Ikeda
Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1933-11-11)November 11, 1933
Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan
DiedMay 13, 2023(2023-05-13) (aged 89)
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1964 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1954 RomeBalance beam
Silver medal – second place1966 DortmundUneven bars
Bronze medal – third place1958 MoscowBalance beam
Bronze medal – third place1958 MoscowFloor
Bronze medal – third place1962 PragueBalance beam
Bronze medal – third place1962 PragueTeam
Bronze medal – third place1966 DortmundAll-around
Bronze medal – third place1966 DortmundTeam

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

Timeline
  • 1954: World Championships Gold Medal, balance beam[2]
  • 1958: World Championships Bronze Medal, balance beam and floor exercise[2]
  • 1962: World Championships Bronze Medal, balance Beam and team[2]
  • 1964: Olympic Games Bronze Medal, team[2]
  • 1966: World Championships Silver Medal, uneven bars;[2] and Bronze Medal, all-around and team[2]

Honors
  • International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, 2002[2]

References
  1. Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-19.
  2. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Keiko Ikeda; retrieved 2012-7-19.
  3. "「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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