Taro Tan

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Taro Tan
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1967-08-13) 13 August 1967 (age 56)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Sport Judo
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Taro Tan (born 13 August 1967) is a Canadian judoka. He competed in the men's half-lightweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taro Tan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2018.