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Place of Birth: Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
About Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda
- Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda (??-?? ??, born Keiko Tanaka on November 11, 1933) is the first Japanese female gymnast to win a world title, which she accomplished on the balance beam in 1954 (by becoming first Asian female gymnast who win a world gold medal).
- For 63 years, she remained the only Japanese female gymnast who won a world gold medal - until Mai Murakami won the floor exercise at the 2017 World Championships.
- Tanaka-Ikeda won seven more medals at the world championships in 1958–1966.
- She also competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a team bronze medal in 1964; her best individual achievement was a fourth place on the floor in 1956.In retirement she taught at Japan's Sports Science University and served as director of the Japanese Gymnastics Association.
- In 2002, she became the first Japanese woman to be inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
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