Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
S7, SB7, SM7
Further personal information
Residence
Kawasaki, JPN
Occupation
Student
Languages
Japanese
Higher education
Sports Administration - Toin University of Yokohama: Japan
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age three.
Why this sport?
His mother got him involved in swimming.
Club / Team
Toin University of Yokohama: Japan
Name of coach
Fumiyo Minemura [national], JPN
General interest
Hero / Idol
Japanese Para swimmer Takuro Yamada. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 05 Jan 2017)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 05 Jan 2017; megalos.co.jp, 06 Nov 2015)
Impairment
He has had his right hand amputated. He also has an impairment to the right side of his body after falling off a bunk bed at his friend's house at age three. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 05 Jan 2017)