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Yoko Tanabe

Yoko Tanabe

Japanese judoka (born 1966)

Yoko Tanabe (田辺 陽子, Tanabe Yōko, born 28 January 1966 in Tokyo) is a Japanese retired judoka.

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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. [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.
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    "Yoko Tanabe". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 March 2024.


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