Yoko Tanabe (?? ??, Tanabe Yoko, born January 28, 1966 in Tokyo) is a retired female Japanese judo player. She won two Olympic silver medals in the half-heavyweight (-72 kg) division, in 1992 and 1996. She won All-Japan judo championships 6 times (1987–1992). She also won a bronze medal in the -72 kg division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where women's judo was held as a demonstration sport.