Yoko Tanabe

Born28 January 1966 (1966-01-28) (age 59)
Tokyo, Japan

OccupationJudoka

CountryJapan

SportJudo

Yoko Tanabe

Personal information
Born	28 January 1966 (1966-01-28) (age 59) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍72 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1992, 1996)
World Champ.	(1989, 1991)
Asian Champ.	(1990, 1991)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍72 kg 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍72 kg 1988 Seoul ‍–‍72 kg World Championships 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍72 kg 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍72 kg 1987 Essen ‍–‍72 kg 1989 Belgrade Open 1995 Chiba ‍–‍72 kg Asian Games 1990 Beijing ‍–‍72 kg 1990 Beijing Open Asian Championships 1991 Osaka ‍–‍72 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	17944
JudoInside.com	2971
Updated on 4 June 2023

Yoko Tanabe (田辺 陽子, Tanabe Yōko; born 28 January 1966 in Tokyo) is a Japanese retired judoka.

Tanabe won two Olympic silver medals in the half-heavyweight (‍–‍72 kg) division, in 1992 and 1996.^[1] She won the All-Japan judo championships six times (1987‍–‍1992).^{[citation needed]} She also won a bronze medal in the ‍–‍72 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where women's judo was held as a demonstration sport.^[2]