Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri Explained

Birth Date:23 March 1943
Birth Place:Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Height:1.58 m
Weight:50 kg
Sport:Artistic gymnastics
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Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri (中村-三栗 多仁子, born March 23, 1943) is a retired Japanese gymnast. She competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964 + bronze at the asymmetric bar during the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Her best individual achievement was seventh place on uneven bars in 1968.[1] Born Taniko Nakamura she changed her last name after marrying Takashi Mitsukuri, a fellow Olympic gymnast.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193059/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/taniko-nakamura-mitsukuri-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference. 29 June 2012.