Mami Tani née Sato (谷真海, ''Tani Mami'', born 12 March 1982) is a Japanese

paratriathlete Para triathlon is a variant of the triathlon for athletes with a physical disability. The sport is governed by World Triathlon (TRI) (formerly known as ITU), and was first held as a Paralympics, Paralympic event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio ...

and former

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er. She was a

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bronze medalist and has competed in three

Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

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, her highest achievement was reaching sixth place at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

. Tani competed at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

as a triathlete and finished in tenth position. Tani had her right leg amputated below her knee after she developed osteosarcoma while at Waseda University.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tani, Mami 1982 births Living people Paralympic athletes for Japan Paralympic triathletes for Japan Japanese female long jumpers Japanese female triathletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women Sportspeople from Miyagi Prefecture