Teruyo Tanaka

Teruyo Tanaka
Personal information
Born (1959-05-24) 24 May 1959
Gifu, Japan
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 Atlanta800m T51
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney200m T52
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney800m T52
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney1500m T52
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing100m T52
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Birmingham200m T53
Gold medal – first place2017 London100m T52
Gold medal – first place2017 London400m T52
Gold medal – first place1998 Birmingham800m T53
Silver medal – second place1998 Birmingham1500m T53
Silver medal – second place2019 Dubai100m T52
Bronze medal – third place2011 Christchurch100m T52
Bronze medal – third place2011 Christchurch200m T52
Bronze medal – third place2011 Christchurch400m T52
Bronze medal – third place2011 Christchurch800m T52
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta100m T52

Teruyo Tanaka (田中 照代, Tanaka Teruyo) (born 24 May 1959) is a Paralympian athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T52 sprint events.

She competed in the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. There she won a gold medal in the women's 800 metres T51, finished sixth in the women's 200 metres T51 and finished sixth in the women's 400 metres T51. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres T52, a silver medal in the women's 800 metres T52 and a silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T52. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres T52 and finished fourth in the women's 200 metres T52.

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