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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. Sakashita committed suicide by gas poisoning in 1972.

References

1. "自殺データベース". Research Institute for Japanese Suicidology. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2020. (in Japanese)
2. 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.
3. "Shizuko Sakashita". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

External links

• Sakashita Chizuko at Olympedia

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