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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Further personal information
Residence
Sakura, JPN
Occupation
Athlete, University Staff
Languages
Japanese
Higher education
Law - Aichi Gakuin University: Japan
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 1999.
Why this sport?
He was inspired to begin powerlifting after reading about a person who overcame a physical impairment to compete at an elite level in sport. However, there were no competitions for Para powerlifters in Japan so he competed at able-bodied powerlifting tournaments until 2000, when the first Para powerlifting competition was launched.
Club / Team
Juntendo University: Tokyo, JPN
Name of coach
Jon Amos [national], GBR
General interest
Nicknames
Ujiro (parasapo.tokyo, 01 Feb 2021)
Memorable sporting achievement
Finishing seventh in the 75kg category at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (tokyo2020.org, 06 Dec 2017)
Injuries
He injured his right elbow at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (pref.chiba.lg.jp, 02 Feb 2019)
In July 2016 he had surgery on his left elbow. He returned to competition in 2017. (sportrait-web.com, 05 Mar 2018; jppf.jp, 05 Jun 2017)
In July 2016 he had surgery on his left elbow. He returned to competition in 2017. (sportrait-web.com, 05 Mar 2018; jppf.jp, 05 Jun 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Equality." (tokyo2020.org, 06 Dec 2017)
Awards and honours
In January 2011 he received the Aichi Prefecture Para Athlete Citation Award in Japan. (pref.aichi.jp, 27 Jan 2011)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (jppf.jp, 05 Jun 2017)
Impairment
He damaged his spinal cord as the result of injuries he sustained in a motorbike accident in 1994 at age 21. (sagami.co.jp, 22 Dec 2003; global-wifi.com, 12 Sep 2020)
Other information
OCCUPATION
He has worked in the financial department at Juntendo University in Tokyo, Japan. (juntendo.ac.jp, 13 Jul 2021)
He has worked in the financial department at Juntendo University in Tokyo, Japan. (juntendo.ac.jp, 13 Jul 2021)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's -67.5 kg | Final Round | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's -67.5 kg | Final Round | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's -75 kg | Final Round | 2012-09-03 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Up to 80.00 kg MD | Final | 2014-04-08 | 7 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Up to 80.00kg | Final | 2017-12-05 | 10 |