Shizuko Sakashita Explained

Shizuko Sakashita
Nationality:Japanese
Sport:Gymnastics
Birth Date:8 December 1933
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Toyama, Japan

Shizuko Sakashita (8 December 1933  - 17 May 1972) was a Japanese gymnast. She competed in seven events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] Sakashita committed suicide by gas poisoning in 1972.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 自殺データベース. 8 December 2019. Research Institute for Japanese Suicidology. 17 May 2020.
  2. Shizuko Sakashita Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417211849/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/shizuko-sakashita-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 28 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Shizuko Sakashita . 22 January 2021 . Olympedia.