Soshi Tanaka

Japanese name
Kanji 田中 総司
Kana たなか そうし
Soshi Tanaka
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1982-06-04) June 4, 1982
Miyagi, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Former coach Hiroshi Nagakubo
Skating club Tohoko High School
Retired 2006

Soshi Tanaka (田中 総司, Tanaka Sōshi, born June 4, 1982) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won two 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) events and the 2001 Japanese junior national title. He qualified for the 1999–2000 JGP Final, where he finished fourth, and reached the top ten at two ISU Championships, placing 6th at 1999 Junior Worlds in Zagreb and 8th at 2000 Junior Worlds in Oberstdorf.

Tanaka was cut from the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia after placing 16th in his qualifying group. After retiring from competition, he skated professionally in ice shows.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2000–01
[1]
  • Power Glory
  • Olympic Fanfare

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[2]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03
Junior Worlds6th8th31st
JGP Final4th
JGP Bulgaria3rd
JGP Canada1st
JGP China5th8th
JGP France5th
JGP Germany19th
JGP Japan1st
JGP Mexico8th
Gardena3rd J
Triglav Trophy2nd J4th J
National[2]
Japan5th6th8th10th
Japan Junior5th3rd3rd1st
J: Junior level

References

  1. ↑ "Soshi TANAKA: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 26, 2001.
  2. 1 2 "Soshi TANAKA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016.
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