Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi

Not to be confused with Kazuko Ito (tennis).

Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi
Full nameITO-YAMAIZUMI Kazuko
Nationality Japan
Born(1935-01-17)17 January 1935
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died27 August 2024(2024-08-27) (aged 89)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
World Championships
1959 Dortmund Doubles
1959 Dortmund Team
1961 Beijing Team
1963 Prague Mixed Doubles
1963 Prague Team
1963 Prague Doubles
Asian Championships
1960 Bombay Team
1960 Bombay Singles
1960 Bombay Doubles
1963 Manila Mixed Doubles
1963 Manila Team
1960 Bombay Mixed Doubles

Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi (山泉 和子, Yamaizumi Kazuko; January 17, 1935 – August 27, 2024) was an international table tennis player from Japan.

Table tennis career

From 1959 to 1963 Ito-Yamaizumi won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.[1]

The six World Championship medals[2][3] included five gold medals; one in the women's doubles with Taeko Namba in 1959, one in the mixed doubles with Koji Kimura in 1963 and three in the team event.[4][5]

Death

Ito-Yamaizumi died on August 27, 2024, at the age of 89.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  5. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  6. ^ 元世界チャンピオン・伊藤和子さんが逝去。67歳にして史上初の全日本100勝も達成 (in Japanese)


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