is a retired

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. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in the 100 m backstroke and 4×100 m medley relay. She won individual bronze in 1960 and finished fourth in both events in 1964. Between 1959 and 1964 she set 10

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in the 200 m backstroke, but did not have a chance to compete in this discipline. She set five more world records in the 110 yd and 220 yd backstroke. Tanaka held the national records in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke for 12 years. In retirement for many decades she worked as a swimming coach, and competed in the masters category. In 1991 she was inducted into the

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1942 births Living people Japanese female backstroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Sasebo World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 1958 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1962 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1966 Asian Games Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games swimmers for Japan Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportswomen Asian Games gold medalists in swimming {{Japan-swimming-bio-stub

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