Ayumi Tanimoto
Japanese judoka (born 1981)
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Ayumi Tanimoto (谷本 歩実, Tanimoto Ayumi) born 4 August 1981, in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the Barcelona Olympics and a silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics Men's Judo.[1] Tanimoto won the Women's –63 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 August 1981 |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Judo |
| –63 kg | |
| Achievements and titles | |
 (2004, 2008) | |
(2005) | |
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(2001, 2002, 2004) | |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 6358 |
| JudoInside.com | 11972 |
| Updated on 30 May 2023 | |
In September 2005, she won the silver medal at the World judo championships in Cairo, Egypt.
Retirement
Tanimoto retired from competitive judo in September 2010.[2] In 2015, she became the assistant manager of Komatsu's judo club.[3] For the Rio 2016 Olympics, she was a coach for the women's judo team.[4] She is completing a postgraduate degree at Hirosaki University, and listed as a women's junior coach for the All Japan Judo Federation.[5] Additionally, she was a board member of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee.[6][7]
