Yoko Tanabe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 January 1966 (age 58) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –72 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1992, 1996) |
| World Champ. | 
(1989, 1991) |
| Asian Champ. | 
(1990, 1991) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 17944 |
| JudoInside.com | 2971 |
| Updated on 4 June 2023 | |
Yoko Tanabe (田辺 陽子, Tanabe Yōko, born 28 January 1966 in Tokyo) is a Japanese retired judoka.
Tanabe won two Olympic silver medals in the half-heavyweight (–72 kg) division, in 1992 and 1996.[1] She won the All-Japan judo championships six times (1987–1992).[citation needed] She also won a bronze medal in the –72 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where women's judo was held as a demonstration sport.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yoko Tanabe". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Yoko Tanabe". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (dead)
- Yoko Tanabe at the International Judo Federation
- Yoko Tanabe at JudoInside.com
- Yoko Tanabe at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Yoko Tanabe at Olympics.com
- Yoko Tanabe at Olympedia
- Yoko Tanabe at The-Sports.org
- Yoko Tanabe at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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