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Shiho Tanaka (田中 志歩, Tanaka Shiho, born 29 June 1998)[1][2] is a Japanese judoka and Wrestler.[3][4] Her older brother, Genta Tanaka, placed second in the over 100 kg division at the 2015 World Judo Juniors Championships.[3][4]
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| Born | 29 June 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –70 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Asian Champ. | 
(2019, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| IJF | 38009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 108933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 17 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
She started Judo at the age of 5, influenced by her father, who had Judo and Sumo experiences.[4] She also wrestled from ages 10 to 17.[4] In 2015, she placed third in the 65 kg division at the World Cadet Wrestling Championship.[3][4] After entering International Pacific University in 2017, she was coached by Toshihiko Koga, a gold medalist at the Barcelona Olympics.[4] In 2018, she won the gold medal in the mixed team event at the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1] 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.[5] Then, she won the gold medal in the women's middleweight (–70 kg) event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.[2][6] She also won the gold medal in the women's team event.[2]
After graduating from university in 2021, she became a member of The East Japan Railway Company's Judo club.[4] At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the silver medal in her event.[7] In December 2021, She won the All-Japan Judo Championships while being a 70 kg athlete.[4] She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv held in Tel Aviv, Israel.[8]
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