Robert Kazuo Tanaka Jr. (born January 11, 2000) is a Paralympic Judoka and represented Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games. Tanaka is a 2020 IBSA Pan American bronze medalist and finished top 5 in both the 2018 IBSA World Games (Lisbon, Portugal) and the 2019 IBSA World Games (Fort Wayne, Indiana).

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Robert K. Tanaka Jr.

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Born	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24) Denver, Colorado, United States
Weight	66 X kg
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Country	United States
Sport	Paralympic judo
Disability	Albinism
Disability class	B3
Club	Ju Shin Kan Judo Academy, Denver Judo, Denver Buddhist Temple Judo Dojo, Sawtelle Judo Dojo
Coached by	Stephen Moore, Heidi Moore, Paul Truong, Kenji Osugi
Retired	2021
Medal record Paralympic judo Representing  United States IBSA Pan Am Judo Championships 2020 Montreal Men's -66kg

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Tanaka was born with albinism, the causse of his visual imparment. Originally from Denver, Tanaka started Judo at the age of 5 at Denver Judo. His coaches, Heidi and Scoot Moore, would go on to sit in his couching chair in the 2020 Paralympic Games. Throughout his career, he also trained at Denver Buddhist Judo Dojo, Ju Shin Kan Judo Academy (Paul Truong), and Sawtelle Judo Dojo (Kenji Osugi).

After the Tokyo Games, Tanaka was retired from Para Judo as he no longer classified under the new IBSA vision classifications for Paris 2024.