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Teruyo Tanaka

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Teruyo Tanaka
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 800m – T51
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 200m – T52
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 800m – T52
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 1500m – T52
Bronze medal – third place 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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