Takako Katō (born April 12, 1971) is a Japanese female former professional

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player. She won a silver medal with the

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at the

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games (), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games () or simply Hiroshima 1994 (), were held from October 2 to 16, 1994, in Hiroshima, Japan. It was the first Asian Games in history to be hosted in a non-capital city. Th ...

. Katō also competed at the

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, where Japan's team came in seventh place.

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1971 births Living people Japanese women's basketball players Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players for Japan Basketball players at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Yokohama Basketball players from Kanagawa Prefecture Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Chanson V-Magic players Asian Games silver medalists in basketball {{Japan-basketball-bio-stub