Yurie Tanaka
Japanese biathlete (born 1989)
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Yurie Tanaka (田中 友理恵, Tanaka Yurie; born 6 January 1989) is a Japanese biathlete and ski mountaineer. She competed in the 2014/15 World Cup season, and represented Japan at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti.[3] She has represented Japan at both the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Olympics.[1] At the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, she will compete in ski mountaineering.[2]
Tanaka in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1989[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Nihon University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2025)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) (2025)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Biathlon, Ski mountaineering | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career results
Olympic Games
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2018 Pyeongchang |
80th | 68th | — | — | 17th | — |
 2022 Beijing |
71st | 74th | — | — | 17th | — |
World Championships
0 medals
| Event | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2019 Östersund |
66th | — | — | — | 19th | — | — |
 2020 Antholz | 90th | 79th | — | — | 21st | — | — |
 2021 Pokljuka | 74th | 78th | — | — | 15th | — | — |
