Teruyo Tanaka

Teruyo Tanaka

Personal information
Born	(1959-05-24) 24 May 1959 Gifu, Japan
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
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 World Championships 1998 Birmingham 200m T53 2017 London 100m T52 2017 London 400m T52 1998 Birmingham 800m T53 1998 Birmingham 1500m T53 2019 Dubai 100m T52 2011 Christchurch 100m T52 2011 Christchurch 200m T52 2011 Christchurch 400m T52 2011 Christchurch 800m T52 Asian Para Games 2018 Jakarta 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, finished sixth in the women's 200 metres T51 and finished sixth in the women's 400 metres T51. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. There she won a silver medal in the women's 200 metres T52, a silver medal in the women's 800 metres T52 and a silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T52. She also competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There she won a bronze medal in the women's 100 metres T52 and finished fourth in the women's 200 metres T52.

• Teruyo Tanaka at the International Paralympic Committee