Yoko Tanabe

Yoko Tanabe
Personal information
Born28 January 1966 (1966-01-28) (age 58)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍72 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (1992, 1996)
World Champ.Silver (1989, 1991)
Asian Champ.Gold (1990, 1991)
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).[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

  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.