Yurie Tanaka

Yurie Tanaka
Tanaka in 2015
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989[1][2]
Niigata, Japan[1]
EducationNihon University
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in) (2025)[2]
Weight50 kg (110 lb) (2025)[2]
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBiathlon, Ski mountaineering
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Kazakhstan
Asian Winter Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sapporo Mixed relay

Yurie Tanaka (田中 友理恵, Tanaka Yurie; born 6 January 1989) is a Japanese biathlete and ski mountaineer. She competed in the 2014/15 World Cup season, and represented Japan at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti.[3] She has represented Japan at both the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Olympics.[1] At the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, she will compete in ski mountaineering.[2]

Career results

Olympic Games

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 80th 68th — — 17th —
China 2022 Beijing 71st 74th — — 17th —

World Championships

0 medals

Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Sweden 2019 Östersund 66th — — — 19th — —
Italy 2020 Antholz 90th 79th — — 21st — —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 74th 78th — — 15th — —

References

  1. ^ a b c "Yurie TANAKA - Biathlon". Beijing 2022 Olympics. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "TANAKA Yurie - Ski Mountaineering". Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Yurie Tanaka". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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