Mami Tani
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| Born | 12 March 1982 Kesennuma, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Osteosarcoma survivor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PTS5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mami Tani née Sato (谷 真海, Tani Mami, born 12 March 1982) is a Japanese paratriathlete and former long jumper. She was a World bronze medalist and has competed in three Paralympic Games in track and field, her highest achievement was reaching sixth place at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Tani competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics as a triathlete and finished in tenth position.[1][2]
Tani had her right leg amputated below her knee after she developed osteosarcoma while at Waseda University.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mami Tani – IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Mami Tani – World Triathlon". World Triathlon. 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Mami Tani: Iron Paralympian with a Heart of Gold". nippon.com. 29 March 2018.
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Japan
- Paralympic triathletes for Japan
- Japanese female long jumpers
- Japanese female triathletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- 20th-century Japanese women
- 21st-century Japanese women
- Sportspeople from Miyagi Prefecture