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.

Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1933-11-11)November 11, 1933 Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan
Died	May 13, 2023(2023-05-13) (aged 89)
Height	1.54 m
Weight	54 kg
Sport
Sport	Artistic gymnastics
Medal record Competitor for Japan Olympic Games Bronze 1964 Tokyo Team World Championships Gold 1954 Rome Balance beam Silver 1966 Dortmund Uneven bars Bronze 1958 Moscow Balance beam Bronze 1958 Moscow Floor Bronze 1962 Prague Balance beam Bronze 1962 Prague Team Bronze 1966 Dortmund All-around Bronze 1966 Dortmund Team

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. Tanaka-Ikeda died from brain cancer at a nursing home in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, on May 13, 2023, at the age of 89.

Timeline

• 1954: World Championships Gold Medal, balance beam

• 1958: World Championships Bronze Medal, balance beam and floor exercise

• 1962: World Championships Bronze Medal, balance Beam and team

• 1964: Olympic Games Bronze Medal, team

• 1966: World Championships Silver Medal, uneven bars; and Bronze Medal, all-around and team

Honors

• International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, 2002

Related pages

• Sports in Japan
• Japan at the Olympics