Atsuko Tanaka (ski jumper)

{{Short description|Canadian ski jumper (born 1992)}}

{{infobox Ski jumper

| name= Atsuko Tanaka
田中温子

| image = 220px

| fullname = Atsuko Tanaka

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|25}}

| birth_place = Calgary, Alberta

| height =

| club = Altius Nordic Ski Club

| personalbest =

| seasons = 2011 -

| wins = 0

| updated = February 28, 2016

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Kranj|Individual NH}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Atsuko Tanaka|田中温子|Tanaka Atsuko}} (born January 25, 1992) is a Canadian Olympic ski jumper from Calgary, Alberta.{{Cite web|url=http://olympic.ca/team-canada/atsuko-tanaka/|title = Atsuko Tanaka}} Tanaka first started ski jumping when she was ten,{{Cite web |title=Atsuko Tanaka |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/atsuko-tanaka/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |language=en-US}} later competing internationally in 2004, at the age of 12. In October 2005, when she was 13, Tanaka won gold in a Continental Cup event. At the 2006 World Junior Championships, Tanaka placed second, winning silver. In 2008, she got her second Continental Cup victory.{{Cite web |title=Atsuko Tanaka |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/atsuko-tanaka/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |language=en-US}} Tanaka's career-best happened in 2014 at the Sapporo World Cup, where she placed 4th.{{Cite web |title=Atsuko Tanaka Announces Retirement – Ski Jumping Canada |url=https://skijumpingcanada.com/2018/05/10/atsuko-tanaka-announces-retirement/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |language=en-US}} In the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Tanaka placed 12th, which was Canada's best Ladies result until 2022, where a mixed team won bronze.{{Cite web |last=Nichols |first=Paula |date=2022-02-07 |title=Canada wins first ever Olympic ski jumping medal in debut of mixed team event |url=https://olympic.ca/2022/02/07/canada-wins-first-ever-olympic-ski-jumping-medal-in-debut-of-mixed-team-event/ |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |language=en-US}} Tanaka moved on from competing in 2018, after recovering from two ACL tears in her left knee, as well as a concussion she got from a car accident.{{Cite news |author=Melissa Couto|agency=The Canadian Press |date=2017-11-30 |title=Canada's Tanaka hoping to complete comeback from injury with Olympic ski jumping berth |language=en |work=National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/canadas-tanaka-hoping-to-complete-comeback-from-injury-with-olympic-ski-jumping-berth |access-date=2022-03-16}}