Taeko Namba

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Taeko Namba
Full nameTaeko Namba
Nationality Japan
Born1936
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1959 Dortmund Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1959 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Stockholm Mixed
Gold medal – first place 1957 Stockholm Team

Taeko Namba is a former international table tennis player from Japan.

Table tennis career

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From 1957 to 1959 she won several medals in doubles, and in team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.[1]

The four World Championship medals[2][3] included three gold medals; two in the team event and one in the doubles with Kazuko Yamaizumi.[4][5]

She also won two English Open titles.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  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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