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Soshi Tanaka (田中 総司, Tanaka Sōshi, born June 4, 1982) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He won two 1999–2000 ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) events and the 2001 Japanese junior national title. He qualified for the 1999–2000 JGP Final, where he finished fourth, and reached the top ten at two ISU Championships, placing 6th at 1999 Junior Worlds in Zagreb and 8th at 2000 Junior Worlds in Oberstdorf.

Soshi Tanaka
Japanese name
Kanji	田中 総司
Kana	たなか そうし

Soshi Tanaka
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1982-06-04) June 4, 1982 (age 40) Miyagi, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Former coach	Hiroshi Nagakubo
Skating club	Tohoko High School
Retired	2006

Tanaka was cut from the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia after placing 16th in his qualifying group. After retiring from competition, he skated professionally in ice shows.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2000–01 [1]	Power Glory	Olympic Fanfare

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[2]
Event	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03
Junior Worlds				6th	8th	31st
JGP Final					4th
JGP Bulgaria				3rd
JGP Canada					1st
JGP China				5th		8th
JGP France			5th
JGP Germany			19th
JGP Japan					1st
JGP Mexico						8th
Gardena		3rd J
Triglav Trophy	2nd J		4th J
National[2][3]
Japan					5th	6th	8th	10th
Japan Junior	5th	5th	3rd	3rd		1st
J: Junior level

References

External links

• Soshi Tanaka at the International Skating Union

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