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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
T20
Further personal information
Residence
Okazaki, JPN
Occupation
Industrial Worker
Languages
Japanese
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport at middle school in Nagoya, Japan.
Why this sport?
He initially began swimming at age five, and then joined the athletics team at his middle school. He continued Para swimming along with Para athletics. He decided to focus on athletics after he got a job at Mitsubishi Motors that has an athletics club, but not a swimming club.
Club / Team
Mitsubishi Motors: Japan
General interest
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the T20 5000m at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)
Hero / Idol
British distance runner Mo Farah. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto
He competed in Para swimming at national level. (okazaki-kanko.jp, 31 Oct 2018)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (okazaki-kanko.jp, 31 Oct 2018; nhk.or.jp, 31 Oct 2015)
Impairment
He was born with an intellectual impairment. (mytown.asahi.com, 14 Oct 2011)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m T20 | Heat 1 | 2011-01-27 | 5 | |
| Men's 1500 m T20 | Final | 2011-01-29 | 10 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m T20 | Final 1 | 2015-10-25 | 9 | |
| Men's 5000 m T20 | Final 1 | 2015-10-30 | 1 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 1500 m T20 | Final 1 | 2017-07-17 | 9 | |
| Men's 5000 m T20 | Final 1 | 2017-07-23 | 4 |