Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T54
Further personal information
Residence
Izumi, JPN
Languages
Japanese
Higher education
Momoyama Gakuin University: Izumi, JPN
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2006 in Osaka, Japan.
Why this sport?
He loved the speed of wheelchair racing.
Club / Team
Baccarat: Japan
General interest
Nicknames
Doka [before his accident he was a baseball catcher and he resembled Dokaben, a famous anime baseball character]. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
Most influential person in career
His parents. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"With difficulty comes opportunity." (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (theborderless.jp, 24 Feb 2017)
Impairment
He has paraplegia as the result of a bicycle accident in 2004. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Marathon T54 | Final 1 | 2013-07-28 | 10 |