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Suzuko Shintani (新谷 鈴子, Shintani Suzuko, born 18 February 1936), nee Suzuko Seki (関 鈴子, Seki Suzuko), is a Japanese gymnast. She competed in seven events at the 1956 Summer Olympics, and wrote an article entitled Deep Emotions from the Hinomaru, describing her thoughts on Japanese identity represented by the waving of Japanese flags at the Olympics just a few short years after the end of the Second World War.

Shintani was due to participate in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome for the Japanese contingent, but was prevented from doing so by a herniated disc that caused paralysis in her right leg. Instead, she went on to study in the United States, graduating with a master's degree from Northwestern State University.

In 1962, Shintani worked as an assistant to gymnast Joanne Giannini (nee Pasquale). In 1970, she published a book entitled the Basics of Women's Gymnastics (女子体操競技の基礎).

References

1. "Suzuko Seki". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Suzuko Seki Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
3. ^ Kietlinski, Robin (1 December 2011). Japanese Women and Sport: Beyond Baseball and Sumo. A&C Black. ISBN 978-1-84966-668-8.
4. "/ccpa/". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
5. 関鈴子著. "女子体操競技の基礎". 信州大学附属図書館OPAC. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

• 1936 births
• Living people
• Japanese female artistic gymnasts
• Olympic gymnasts for Japan
• Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics
• 20th-century Japanese sportswomen