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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
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

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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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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