Yoko Tanabe

Yoko Tanabe
Personal information
Born28 January 1966 (1966-01-28) (age 60)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
‍–‍72 kg
Achievements and titles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1992, 1996)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1989, 1991)
1st place, gold medalist(s) (1990, 1991)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1992 Barcelona‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul‍–‍72 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1989 Belgrade‍–‍72 kg
Silver medal – second place1991 Barcelona‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1987 Essen‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1989 BelgradeOpen
Bronze medal – third place1995 Chiba‍–‍72 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1990 Beijing‍–‍72 kg
Bronze medal – third place1990 BeijingOpen
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Osaka‍–‍72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF17944
JudoInside.com2971
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). 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Yoko Tanabe". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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