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Satoko Tanaka (田中 聡子, Tanaka Satoko, born February 3, 1942) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the 100 m backstroke and 4×100 m medley relay. She won individual bronze in 1960 and finished fourth in both events in 1964.[1] Between 1959 and 1964 she set 10 world records in the 200 m backstroke, but did not have a chance to compete in this discipline. She set five more world records in the 110 yd and 220 yd backstroke. Tanaka held the national records in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke for 12 years. In retirement for many decades she worked as a swimming coach, and also competed in the masters category. In 1991 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.[2]
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 3, 1942 Sasebo, Nagasaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- World record progression 200 metres backstroke
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Satoko Tanaka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- "SATOKO TANAKA (JPN) 1991 Honor Swimmer". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06.
Asian Games champions in women's 100 m backstroke | |
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На других языках
- [en] Satoko Tanaka
[it] Satoko Tanaka
Sakoto Tanaka (Sasebo, 3 febbraio 1942) è un'ex nuotatrice giapponese.[ru] Танака, Сатоко
Сатоко Танака (яп. 田中 聡子 Танака Сатоко, р.3 февраля 1942) — японская пловчиха, призёр Олимпийских игр.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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