Atsuko Tanaka (田中温子, Tanaka Atsuko) (born January 25, 1992) is a Canadian Olympic ski jumper from Calgary, Alberta.[1] Tanaka first started ski jumping when she was ten,[2] later competing internationally in 2004, at the age of 12.[1] 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.[3] Tanaka's career-best happened in 2014 at the Sapporo World Cup, where she placed 4th.[4] In the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Tanaka placed 12th, which was Canada's best Ladies result until 2022, where a mixed team won bronze.[5] 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.[6][4]
| Atsuko Tanaka 田中温子 | |||||||||
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| Full name | Atsuko Tanaka | ||||||||
| Born | January 25, 1992 Calgary, Alberta | ||||||||
| Ski club | Altius Nordic Ski Club | ||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||
| Seasons | 2011 - | ||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 0 | ||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on February 28, 2016. | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Atsuko Tanaka".
- ^ "Atsuko Tanaka". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ "Atsuko Tanaka". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ a b "Atsuko Tanaka Announces Retirement – Ski Jumping Canada". Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ Nichols, Paula (2022-02-07). "Canada wins first ever Olympic ski jumping medal in debut of mixed team event". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ Melissa Couto (2017-11-30). "Canada's Tanaka hoping to complete comeback from injury with Olympic ski jumping berth". National Post. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2022-03-16.