Atsuko Nambu

Atsuko Nambu

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Japan Asian Games Gold medal – first place 1954 Manila 100 m Silver medal – second place 1954 Manila 200 m Silver medal – second place 1954 Manila 4×100 m Silver medal – second place 1954 Manila Long jump

Atsuko Nambu is a Japanese athlete. She won a gold medal in the individual 100 metres and silver medals in the 4 × 100 m relay, individual 200 metres and long jump in the 1954 Asian Games. Her deportment at the Asian Games helped to prevent disruption by Filipino spectators still seething from the brutal massacre by Japanese military forces in Manila during the last days of the occupation of the Philippines just nine years before. For her action, she was dubbed by Filipinos “sweetheart of the Games”.