Teruyo Tanaka
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| Paralympic athletics | ||
Representing  Japan
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| Paralympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | 800m - T51 |
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2000 Sydney | 200m - T52 |
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2000 Sydney | 800m - T52 |
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2000 Sydney | 1500m - T52 |
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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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