Teruyo Tanaka

Teruyo Tanaka
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
1996 Atlanta 800m - T51
2000 Sydney 200m - T52
2000 Sydney 800m - T52
2000 Sydney 1500m - T52
2008 Beijing 100m - T52

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.

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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