Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri

Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri

Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1943-03-23) March 23, 1943 Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Artistic gymnastics
Medal record Representing Japan Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team World Championships 1962 Prague Team 1966 Dortmund Team 1966 Dortmund Uneven Bars

Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri (中村-三栗 多仁子, born March 23, 1943) is a retired Japanese gymnast. She competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964 + bronze at the asymmetric bar during the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Her best individual achievement was seventh place on uneven bars in 1968. Born Taniko Nakamura she changed her last name after marrying Takashi Mitsukuri, a fellow Olympic gymnast.