Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameKeiko•Tanaka-Ikeda
Used nameKeiko•Tanaka-Ikeda
Original name田中-池田•敬子
Born11 November 1933 in Mihara, Hiroshima (JPN)
Died13 May 2023 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa (JPN)
Measurements154 cm / 54 kg
NOC Japan
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Japan’s Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda was the first female gymnast from her country to win a world title when she won gold in the balance beam at the 1954 World Championships in Roma. From 1958 to 1966 Tanaka-Ikeda won seven more medals at the World Championships including a silver on the uneven bars. She competed at three consecutive Olympic Games; 1956 Melbourne, 1960 Roma, and 1964 Tokyo, where she won bronze in the team all-round event at her home Games.

After her retirement from the sport Tanaka-Ikeda became a director of the Japanese Gymnastics Association. In 2002 she was the first Japanese woman to be inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) JPN Keiko Tanaka
Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) 13
Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) Japan 6
Team Portable Apparatus, Women (Olympic) Japan 6
Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) =4
Horse Vault, Women (Olympic) =16
Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) 17
Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) =21
1960 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) JPN Keiko Ikeda
Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) 6
Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) Japan 4
Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) =12 r1/2
Horse Vault, Women (Olympic) 18 r1/2
Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) 5
Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) 5
1964 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) JPN Keiko Ikeda
Individual All-Around, Women (Olympic) 6
Team All-Around, Women (Olympic) Japan 3 Bronze
Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) 7 r1/2
Horse Vault, Women (Olympic) 9 r1/2
Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) =16 r1/2
Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) 6