Satoko Tanaka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Satoko Tanaka

swimmer

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1942

Place of Birth: Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.