Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda

Olympic gymnast

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1933

Place of Birth: Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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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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