Teruyo Tanaka

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.

"Teruyo" redirects here. Not to be confused with Teruyo Nogami.

Teruyo Tanaka
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 800m – T51
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 200m – T52
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 800m – T52
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 1500m – T52
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100m – T52

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


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