is a female beach volleyball player from Japan, who won the silver medal in the women's team competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, partnering compatriot Eiko Koizumi. In the final the couple lost (1-2) to the Chinese pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi. Tanaka started her sports career in indoor volleyball, and played for the Women's National Team.

Playing partners

Eiko Koizumi

Miho Makabe

Sanae Tsubakimoto

Miwa Asao

Mika Teru Saiki

References

Profile

1975 births

Living people

Japanese beach volleyball players

Japanese women's volleyball players

Sportspeople from Saitama (city) Asian Games medalists in beach volleyball Volleyball players at the 2002 Asian Games Beach volleyball players at the 2006 Asian Games Beach volleyball players at the 2010 Asian Games Women's beach volleyball players Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games

Shinako Tanaka