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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW3
Further personal information
Residence
Tokyo, JPN
Occupation
Athlete, Human Resources
Languages
Japanese
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began skiing at age 13 in Niigata, Japan, and took up Para alpine skiing in 2003.
Why this sport?
He went to a ski park and saw a competition for Para skiers. He thought it looked fun, so he joined a ski team.
Club / Team
Trend Micro: Japan
Name of coach
Saori Ishii [national], JPN
International debut
Year
2003
Competing for
Japan
Tournament
World Cup
Location
Austria
General interest
Nicknames
Masa (Athlete, 22 Jun 2016)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning a silver medal at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin. (Athlete, 22 Jun 2016)
Hero / Idol
Japanese alpine skier Kiminobu Kimura. (Athlete, 16 Feb 2014)
Injuries
He had an operation on his left foot in May 2013, due to long-term injury problems dating back to 2009. (ninomiyasports.com, 03 Mar 2014)
He fractured his left ankle and injured the meniscus and cruciate ligament in his left knee in 2010, so he was not able to join the national team for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (ninomiyasports.com, 03 Mar 2014; Athlete, 16 Feb 2014)
He fractured his left ankle and injured the meniscus and cruciate ligament in his left knee in 2010, so he was not able to join the national team for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (ninomiyasports.com, 03 Mar 2014; Athlete, 16 Feb 2014)
Awards and honours
In 2006 he received the Suginami Ward Sport Honour Award in Japan. (Athlete, 16 Feb 2014)
Impairment
In 2001 he sustained vertebral compression fractures [VCFs] to his lower limbs when he fell while ski jumping. (parasports.or.jp, 04 Mar 2022; Athlete, 16 Feb 2014; Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Other information
SKI INSTRUCTOR
He was a ski instructor before his accident. (ninomiyasports.com, 03 Mar 2014)
He was a ski instructor before his accident. (ninomiyasports.com, 03 Mar 2014)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Downhill Standing | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Final Round | 2 | ||
| Men's Slalom Standing | Final Round | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2013-02-24 | 9999 | |
| Men's Super-Combined Standing | Race 1 | 2013-02-25 | 9999 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2013-02-26 | 12 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Super-G Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-09 | 9999 | |
| Men's Slalom Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-13 | 11 | |
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-15 | 10 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Giant Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2015-03-08 | 13 | |
| Men's Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2015-03-10 | 9999 |