Ryoko Tani Judoka
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Ryoko Tani
Country: Japan
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Born: 6 September 1975 (48 years)
Ryoko Tani nee Tamura, maybe the best female judoka ever in judo. The Japanese lightweight was seven times World Champion U48kg and won two Olympic titles in 2000 and 2004. She lost the finals of 1992 and 1996. She is superstar and politician in Japan. She won the Tournoi de Paris and German Open in Munich in 1993.
Judo videos
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3 Jun 2022
The best combinations in judo
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19 Apr 2020
Judo Legends: Ryoko Tani Tamura - Best female judoka ever
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2 Apr 2020
1993 World Judo Championships summary
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3 Dec 2019
Legends of Judo: Japan
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26 Aug 2019
IJF Gala interviews World Championships Tokyo 2019
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15 Jan 2008
Ryoko TANI (JPN)
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14 Oct 2007
Ryoko TANI (JPN)
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13 Sep 2007
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Alina DUMITRU (ROU) @ World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2007
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13 Sep 2007
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Yanet BERMOY (CUB) @ World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2007
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14 Aug 2004
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Frédérique JOSSINET (FRA) @ U48 Final - Olympic Games Athens 2004
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14 Aug 2004
Frédérique JOSSINET (FRA) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ Olympic Games Athens 2004
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14 Aug 2004
Athens 2004 Compilation Team Japan
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11 Sep 2003
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Gao FENG (CHN) @ World Championships Osaka 2003
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26 Jul 2001
Highlights World Judo Championships 2001 in Munich
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7 Oct 1999
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Sung-Ja PARK (KOR) @ World Championships Birmingham 1999
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7 Oct 1999
Amarilis SAVÓN (CUB) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ World Championships Birmingham 1999
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12 Sep 1998
1998 World Cup Teams Ryoko Tani JPN Andrea Berti BRA
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12 Sep 1998
Andrea BERTI (BRA) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ World Championships Teams Minsk 1998
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12 Sep 1998
1998 World Championships Team Minsk ITA - JPN women
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12 Sep 1998
1998 World Championships Team Minsk BEL - JPN women
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9 Oct 1997
Amarilis SAVÓN (CUB) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ World Championships Paris 1997
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9 Oct 1997
Dörte DAMMANN (GER) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ World Championships Paris 1997
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9 Oct 1997
Pae Dong SUK (PRK) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ World Championships Paris 1997
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20 Jul 1996
Olympic Judo Atlanta 1996 lightweights women 48kg
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1 Oct 1995
Feed WChs 1995 Tokyo U60, U48, U66, U72, U95
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28 Sep 1995
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Éva GERGELY (HUN) @ U48 - World Championships Chiba 1995
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28 Sep 1995
Aiyue LI (CHN) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ World Championships Chiba 1995
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28 Sep 1995
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Hillary WOLF (USA) @ World Championships Chiba 1995
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28 Sep 1995
Feed WChs 1995 Tokyo U60, U48, U66, U72, U95
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11 Dec 1994
Atsuko NAGAI (JPN) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ Tournament Fukuoka Japan 1994
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11 Dec 1994
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Michaela BORNEMANN (AUT) @ Tournament Fukuoka Japan 1994
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11 Dec 1994
1994 Ryoko Tani highlights Fukuoka Tournament
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12 Oct 1994
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Natalia KULIGINA (KGZ) @ Asian Games Hiroshima 1994
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12 Oct 1994
Aiyue LI (CHN) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ Asian Games Hiroshima 1994
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12 Oct 1994
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Yu Shin HUANG (TPE) @ Asian Games Hiroshima 1994
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30 Sep 1993
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Galina TOMYAK (UKR) @ World Championships Hamilton 1993
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27 Jul 1992
Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ Olympic Games Barcelona 1992
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8 Dec 1991
Summary Tournament Fukuoka Japan 1986-1991
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25 Jul 1991
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Mei CHAN (HKG) @ World Championships Barcelona 1991
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25 Jul 1991
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Legna VERDECIA (CUB) @ U48 - World Championships Barcelona 1991
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25 Jul 1991
Legna VERDECIA (CUB) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ World Championships Barcelona 1991
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25 Jul 1991
Malgorzata ROSZKOWSKA (POL) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ World Championships Barcelona 1991
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25 Jul 1991
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Leposava MARKOVIC (SRB) @ World Championships Barcelona 1991
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25 Jul 1991
Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Karen BRIGGS (GBR) @ World Championships Barcelona 1991
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1995 All Japan 48kg Ryoko Tani JPN – Yuka Isozaki JPN
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Ryoko TANI (JPN) - Amarilis SAVÓN (CUB) @ U48 Final - World Championships Paris 1997
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1995 All Japan 48kg Ryoko Tani JPN – Atsuko Nagai JPN
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Atsuko NAGAI (JPN) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ All Japan Judo Championships women 1992
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1998 All Japan 48kg Ryoko Tani Round 2 & Semi Final
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Kazue NAGAI (JPN) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ All Japan Judo Championships women 1992
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1998 All Japan 48kg Ryoko Tani JPN – Tomoe Makabe JPN
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Tomoe MAKABE (JPN) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ All Japan Open Championships women Aichi 1998
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Ryoko Tani JPN – Atsuko Nagai JPN
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Kazue NAGAI (JPN) - Ryoko TANI (JPN) @ All Japan Judo Championships women 1993
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1993 All Japan Championships Ryoko Tani vs Yuka Eto
Frequent opponents
Opponent | Matches | W/L |
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Savón Amarilis | 7 | 7:0 |
Jossinet Frédérique | 5 | 5:0 |
Moskvina Tatyana | 4 | 4:0 |
Dumitru Alina | 4 | 3:1 |
Li Aiyue | 3 | 3:0 |
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