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Ryoko Tani (Ryoko Tamura (田村 亮子)) was born on 6 September, 1975 in Fukuoka, Japan, is a Japanese politician and retired judoka. Discover Ryoko Tani's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

Popular As Ryoko Tamura (田村 亮子)
Occupation N/A
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 6 September 1975
Birthday 6 September
Birthplace Fukuoka, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Ryoko Tani Height, Weight & Measurements

At 48 years old, Ryoko Tani height is 1.46 m .

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Height 1.46 m
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Who Is Ryoko Tani's Husband?

Her husband is Yoshitomo Tani (m. 2003)

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Husband Yoshitomo Tani (m. 2003)
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Children Yoshiaki Tani

Ryoko Tani Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ryoko Tani worth at the age of 48 years old? Ryoko Tani’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. She is from Japan. We have estimated Ryoko Tani's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Politician

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Ryoko Tani (谷 亮子) is a Japanese politician and retired female judoka.

1975

Ryoko Tamura was born in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka on September 6, 1975.

She started judo at the age of seven.

1990

Her first major title was at the 1990 Fukuoka International Women's Judo Championships, a tournament she went on to win 13 years in a row.

1992

At Barcelona 1992, aged only 16 years old, she defeated in the semi-final veteran British fighter and 4-time world champion Karen Briggs, but she lost the final by a small margin against the reigning world champion, Cécile Nowak of France.

Reflecting on this years later, Tani said, "there was never a curse … in 1992, I was 16, I was lacking experience … in 1996, I was 20".

1993

In 1993, she won her first world title and received her fourth dan.

1995

She went on to win the biennial world championships in 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2007.

1996

This was followed by a 4-year, 84-match winning streak that led her to her second Olympic final at Atlanta 1996.

Tani was the clear favorite against the relatively unknown North-Korean Kye Sun Hui, but she was unable to live up to the expectations.

Kye resisted all her attacks and scored an advantage towards the end of the fight.

Tani's second Olympic silver was a huge setback, and the Japanese media talked of an "Olympic curse".

After 1996, she remained unbeaten for 12 years.

1998

She studied literature at Teikyo University and joined Toyota in 1998.

2000

Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004.

After her retirement, the International Judo Federation named her "best female judoka ever".

At Sydney 2000, she had a tough semi-final against North Korea's Cha Hyon-hyang, but she left no chance to her opponent in the final, Lyubov Bruletova of Russia.

After only 36 seconds, Tani delivered an uchi mata (inner-thigh throw) and was awarded an ippon and the gold metal.

Four years later in Athens, she scored a series of ippon-victories to reach the final, in which she dominated France's Frédérique Jossinet, taking an early koka lead that she confirmed with a waza-ari in the last seconds of the fight.

She was the first woman judoka to win two Olympic golds.

2003

In 2003, she married Yoshitomo Tani, an Olympian and professional baseball player then with Orix BlueWave.

The wedding reception reportedly cost $3 million.

2005

The couple has two sons, born in 2005 and 2009.

Standing at 1.46 m, Tani fought in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) division her whole career and, unlike many of her opponents, she never had to cut weight before a competition.

She did not compete in 2005 as she was expecting her first child.

2007

Tani lost the 2007 All-Japan Weight Class Judo Championship, which doubles as the qualifier for Olympics and the World Championships on those years when the events take place, but was selected as Japan's representative anyway by the All Japan Judo Federation (AJJF).

She then won the gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro World Championships.

2008

In Beijing in 2008, she saw her hopes of a third-straight gold evaporate when judges awarded penalty points to Romania's Alina Dumitru after both competitors failed to show much aggression.

Looking stunned, Tani fought desperately after the final controversial penalty call, but with only seconds left she had no time to mount an attack.

She defeated Russia's Lyudmila Bogdanova for bronze.

Tani lost the All-Japan again in April 2008, to 21-year-old Emi Yamagishi.

Again, the AJJF selected Tani for Japan's team in place of Yamagishi.

The AJJF refused to answer questions about Tani's selection after the decision, but later said that Tani was selected because "She is especially strong against international opponents".

The selection prompted Philip Brasor, media commentator for the Japan Times to ask "...maybe Tani is the better choice, but why have qualifying bouts in the first place?".

2010

In 2010, she was elected to the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Japanese parliament.

She retired from competition in 2010.

In a career spanning around 20 years, she was only defeated 5 times.

2011

In 2011, the International Judo Federation named her "best female judoka ever" at its 60th anniversary gala in Paris.

2015

This record seven wins was only beaten by French judoka Teddy Riner in 2015, in an era when world championships had become annual events.

She competed in five Olympic Games and won as many medals.