is a retired Japanese

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. She won two Olympic silver medals in the half-heavyweight (-72 kg) division, in

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and

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. She won the

All-Japan judo championships is a judo tournament held every year in Japan. The men's tournament is held in Nippon Budokan on 29 April and the women's tournament (dubbed "Empress cup All-Japan women's Judo championships") is held in Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in April. T ...

six times (1987–1992).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanabe, Yoko 1966 births Living people Japanese female judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Japan Olympic silver medalists for Japan People from Tokyo University of Tsukuba alumni Olympic medalists in judo Asian Games medalists in judo Judoka at the 1990 Asian Games Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women