Tatsuya Tanaka (, born October 27, 1988, in
Taipei
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
) is a Japanese
figure skater
Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...
who competes internationally for
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. Tanaka is the three time Hong Kong national silver medalist. He is a five-season competitor on the
Junior Grand Prix
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circuit.
External links
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Tatsuya Tanaka at Hong Kong Skaters Union website
1988 births
Living people
Figure skaters at the 2007 Asian Winter Games
Hong Kong male single skaters
Japanese male single skaters
Hong Kong people of Japanese descent
Sportspeople from Taipei
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