Teruyo Tanaka

Who is Teruyo Tanaka?

Teruyo Tanaka 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