Satoko Tanaka - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Satoko Tanaka
- Satoko Tanaka (?? ??, Tanaka Satoko, born February 3, 1942) is a retired Japanese backstroke swimmer.
- She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the 100 m backstroke and 4×100 m medley relay.
- She won individual bronze in 1960 and finished fourth in both events in 1964.
- Between 1959 and 1964 she set 10 world records in the 200 m backstroke, but did not have a chance to compete in this discipline.
- She set five more world records in the 110 yd and 220 yd backstroke.
- Tanaka held the national records in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke for 12 years.
- In retirement for many decades she worked as a swimming coach, and also competed in the masters category.
- In 1991 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
