Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara Explained

Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara
Birth Date:3 June 1939
Birth Place:Mihara, Hiroshima, Japan
Height:1.47 m
Weight:47 kg
Discipline:WAG
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is a retired Japanese gymnast. She competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964. Her best individual achievements were fourth places on the vault and uneven bars in 1964.[1] Born Toshiko Shirasu she changed her last name after marrying Nobuyuki Aihara, a fellow Olympic gymnast. Their son Yutaka Aihara won a bronze medal in gymnastics at the 1992 Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Toshiko Shirasu-Aihara . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417211306/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/toshiko-shirasu-aihara-1.html . dead . 2020-04-17 .