Ayumi Tanimoto

Ayumi Tanimoto
Personal information
Born (1981-08-04) 4 August 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2004, 2008)
World Champ. (2005)
Asian Champ. (2001, 2002, 2004)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2004 Athens63 kg
2008 Beijing63 kg
World Championships
2005 Cairo63 kg
2001 Munich63 kg
2007 Rio de Janeiro63 kg
Asian Games
2002 Busan63 kg
2006 Doha63 kg
Asian Championships
2001 Ulaanbaatar63 kg
2004 Almaty63 kg
World Juniors Championships
2000 Nabeul63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF6358
JudoInside.com11972
Updated on 30 May 2023

Ayumi Tanimoto (谷本 歩実, Tanimoto Ayumi) born 4 August 1981, in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the Barcelona Olympics and a silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics Men's Judo. Tanimoto won the Women's 63 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

In September 2005, she won the silver medal at the World judo championships in Cairo, Egypt.