(born January 25, 1992) is a Canadian Olympic

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fina ...

from Calgary,

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. Tanaka first started ski jumping when she was ten, later competing internationally in 2004, at the age of 12. In October 2005, when she was 13, Tanaka won gold in a Continental Cup event. At the 2006 World Junior Championships, Tanako placed second, winning silver. In 2008, she got her second Continental Cup victory. Tanaka's career-best happened in 2014 at the

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, where she placed 4th. In the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Tanaka placed 12th, which was Canada’s best Ladies result until 2022, where a mixed team won bronze. Tanaka moved on from competing in 2018, after recovering from two ACL tears in her left knee, as well as a concussion she got from a car accident.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaka, Atsuko Canadian female ski jumpers Canadian sportspeople of Japanese descent Skiers from Calgary 1992 births Olympic ski jumpers for Canada Ski jumpers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Living people 21st-century Canadian women