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Karriere. Tanaka-Ikeda war die erste japanische und gleichzeitig asiatische Kunstturnerin, die einen Weltmeistertitel gewann, was ihr 1954 am Schwebebalken gelang. 63 Jahre lang blieb sie die einzige japanische Turnerin, die eine Weltmeisterschaft gewann – bis Mai Murakami bei den Turn-Weltmeisterschaften 2017 die Bodenübung gewann.
Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda (田中-池田 敬子, born Keiko Tanaka; November 11, 1933 – May 13, 2023) was the first Japanese female gymnast to win a world title, which she accomplished on the balance beam in 1954 (by becoming the first Asian female gymnast to win a world gold medal).
15. Mai 2023 · Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda was one of those athletes from the 1950s and 1960s whose name is largely unknown to most fans. But her legacy was so impactful, Keiko is one of the most important gymnasts of not just her era, but of the entire 20th century. Tanaka-Ikeda’s athletic accomplishments were extraordinary and her life story was as equally compelling.
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Japanese gymnast Keiko Ikeda-Tanaka on beam, during event finals, at the 1962 world gymnastics championships.Tanaka-Ikeda tied for bronze on this apparatus w...
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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.
The only Japanese female gymnast to have won a World Championships gold medal, Ikeda competed internationally for 12 years. At the first World Championships, held In Rome in 1954, she placed first on the balance beam. At the 1958 World Championships in Moscow, Ikeda won bronze medals on the balance beam and floor exercise.
