Tanja Damaske

{{short description|German javelin thrower}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Tanja Damaske

| fullname = Tanja Damaske

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = East Berlin, East Germany

| height = {{convert|1.77|m|abbr=on}}

| country = {{flag|Germany}}

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| sport = Athletics

| event = Javelin throw, shot put

| pb = 66.91 m (1999)

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Javelin throw}}

{{Medal|Country|{{GER}} }}

{{Medal|Comp|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze | 1997 Athens | Javelin}}

{{Medal|Comp|European Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold | 1998 Budapest | Javelin}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Junior Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|1990 Plovdiv| Javelin}}

| show-medals = yes

}}

Tanja Damaske (born 16 November 1971 in East Berlin) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1998 European Championships. A year earlier she earned a bronze medal at the World Championships. A five-time German Champion in the women's javelin throw, she retired from competition in 2003.