Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi

Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi (山泉 和子, Yamaizumi Kazuko, born January 17, 1935) is a former international table tennis player from Japan.

Not to be confused with Kazuko Ito (tennis).
Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi
Full nameITO-YAMAIZUMI Kazuko
Nationality Japan
Born (1935-01-17) 17 January 1935
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1959 Dortmund Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1959 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 1961 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 1963 Prague Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1963 Prague Team
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Prague Doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1960 Bombay Team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Bombay Singles
Gold medal – first place 1960 Bombay Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1963 Manila Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1963 Manila Team
Silver medal – second place 1960 Bombay Mixed Doubles

Table tennis career

From 1959 to 1963 she 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]

See also

References
  1. "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
  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.


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