Shizuko Sakashita
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | 8 December 1933 |
Died | 17 May 1972[1] Toyama, Japan | (aged 38)
Sport | |
Sport | Gymnastics |
Shizuko Sakashita (Japanese: 坂下 千津子, 8 December 1933 – 17 May 1972) was a Japanese gymnast. She competed in seven events at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2] Sakashita committed suicide by gas poisoning in 1972.[3]
References[]
- ^ "自殺データベース". Research Institute for Japanese Suicidology. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020. (in Japanese)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shizuko Sakashita Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Shizuko Sakashita". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
External links[]
- Sakashita Chizuko at Olympedia
- Sakashita Chizuko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 1972 suicides
- Japanese female artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts of Japan
- Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Toyama Prefecture
- Suicides by gas
- Suicides in Japan
- 1972 deaths
- Japanese artistic gymnast stubs