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Ginko Abukawa
Abukawa-Chiba at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameGinko Abukawa-Chiba
Born (1938-02-25) February 25, 1938 (age 86)
Akita Prefecture, Japan
Height1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Prague Team

Ginko Abukawa-Chiba (虻川-千葉 吟子, born Abukawa; February 25, 1938) is a retired Japanese gymnast. She competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964. Her best individual achievement was tenth place on the vault in 1964.[1]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ginko Abukawa-Chiba". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
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