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Born | 29 June 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight class | –70 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 25 May 2024 |
Shiho Tanaka (田中 志歩, Tanaka Shiho, born 29 June 1998) [1] [2] is a Japanese judoka and Wrestler. [3] [4] Her older brother, Genta Tanaka , placed second in the over 100 kg division at the 2015 World Judo Juniors Championships. [3] [4]
She started Judo at the age of 5, influenced by her father, who had Judo and Sumo experiences. [4] She also wrestled from ages 10 to 17. [4] In 2015, she placed third in the 65 kg division at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship . [3] [4] After entering International Pacific University in 2017, she was coached by Toshihiko Koga, a gold medalist at the Barcelona Olympics. [4] In 2018, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. [1] In 2019, she won the gold medal in the women's –70 kg event at the Asian-Pacific Judo Championships held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. [5] Then, she won the gold medal in the women's middleweight (–70 kg) event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy. [2] [6] She also won the gold medal in the women's team event. [2]
After graduating from university in 2021, she became a member of The East Japan Railway Company's Judo club. [4] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the silver medal in her event. [7] In December 2021, She won the All-Japan Judo Championships while being a 70 kg athlete. [4] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel. [8]