Photo: This file is available under Creative Commons BY-SA license. Basically: You can use this picture for any purpose, provided that you attribute it to Pavel Hrdlička, Wikipedia. You may distribute the resulting work under the same license. / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Honestly, I had to do a double-take — a biathlete from the Self-Defense Forces Physical Training School, born in Niigata in 1989, who made two Olympic teams? That's not a combination you stumble on every day. Biathlon alone is already one of the most demanding sports on the planet: you're skiing hard enough to push your heart rate through the roof, then you have to stop and shoot with the steadiness of someone half-asleep. Doing that at a competitive level while also serving in the military speaks to a kind of disciplined toughness that most people only cosplay on social media. She went on to Nihon University and kept competing, which tells me she's someone who runs toward hard things rather than away from them. I can barely drag myself out of a warm bed; watching someone build an entire life around precision under pressure makes her feel like a different species, in the best possible way.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
Overview
Yurie Tanaka is a Japanese biathlete and military personnel born on January 6, 1989, in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture. She attended Nihon University and has pursued a career combining competitive biathlon with military service. She competed for Japan at the 2018 Pyeongchang and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and is attached to the Japan Self-Defense Forces Physical Training School.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yurie Tanaka
- Name (Japanese)
- 田中友理恵
- Reading
- たなか ゆりえ
- Born
- January 6, 1989 (age 37)
- Origin
- Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 159 cm
- Occupation
- Biathlete / Military personnel
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
2. Background
- University
- Nihon University
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yurie Tanaka born?
Yurie Tanaka was born on January 6, 1989 and is 37 years old.
Where is Yurie Tanaka from?
Yurie Tanaka is from Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yurie Tanaka do?
Yurie Tanaka works as Biathlete, Military personnel.
How tall is Yurie Tanaka?
Yurie Tanaka is 159 cm tall.
Where did Yurie Tanaka study?
Yurie Tanaka attended Nihon University.
Military personnel — see all → · More people from Japan → · More people born on January 6 →