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