Keiko Ikeda
Japanese gymnast (1933-2023)
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 | November 11, 1933 Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | May 13, 2023 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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change- 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
change- International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, 2002[2]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 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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