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Yoko Tanabe

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Yoko Tanabe is the 4,122nd most popular athlete (down from 3,644th in 2024), the 3,351st most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,565th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Yoko Tanabe ranks 4,122 out of 6,025. Before her are Sandra Forgues, Tagir Khaybulaev, Jacob Kiplimo, Nick Hysong, Katalin Kovács, and Andris Šics. After her are Lee Sung-jin, Anatoly Laryukov, Koos Maasdijk, Grant Fisher, Maya Pedersen-Bieri, and Elien Meijer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Yoko Tanabe ranks 979. Before her are Irene Eijs, Urs Kälin, Nir Klinger, Wayne McCarney, Nanda Kishor Pun, and Jens Köppen. After her are Jens Steinigen, Kim Myers, Ashraf Kasem, Deng Qingming, Terry Lovejoy, and Mark T. Vande Hei.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoko Tanabe ranks 3,358 out of 6,245. Before her are Kensuke Tanabe (1963), Masahide Kawamoto (1971), Shusuke Tsubouchi (1983), Shuto Yamamoto (1985), Keiichi Zaizen (1968), and Hideharu Miyahira (1973). After her are Kyōko Hikami (1969), Akito Watabe (1988), Fumi Nikaido (1994), Hideki Katsura (1970), Shinji Sarusawa (1969), and Kwon Ri-se (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Yoko Tanabe ranks 48. Before her are Yuko Arimori (1966), Takeru Kobayashi (1978), Takanori Nagase (1993), Tadanori Koshino (1966), Yukinori Miyabe (1968), and Masato (1979). After her are Mizuki Noguchi (1978), Sergio Fernández (null), Kōichi Morishita (1967), Nobuharu Asahara (1972), Yumiko Shige (1965), and Kaori Matsumoto (1987).

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