Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW10-2
Further personal information
Residence
Nagano, JPN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Japanese
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up the sport at age 20.
Why this sport?
She skis because she enjoys it so much.
Name of coach
Kazushi Shido [national], JPN
General interest
Nicknames
Tacchan (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Hobbies
Hobby crafts. (Athlete, 12 Dec 2012)
Awards and honours
In 2001 and 2009 she was given a Sports Promotion Citation Award by the Nagano City Sports Association in Japan. (nagano-taikyo.jp, 26 Mar 2015)
In 1998 she received the Nagano Citizen Honorary Award. (city.nagano.nagano.jp, 24 Mar 2014)
In 1998 she received the Nagano Citizen Honorary Award. (city.nagano.nagano.jp, 24 Mar 2014)
Impairment
Her left leg was paralysed as a result of an injury she sustained during gymnastics. At the 1988 Paralympic Winter Games in Innsbruck she was involved in another accident, which worsened her condition. (paralympic.org, 14 Dec 2011)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
---|
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's Slalom LW10-11 | Final Round | 2 | ||
Women's Giant Slalom LW10-11 | Final Round | 8 | ||
Women's Super-G LW10-11 | Final Round | 9999 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 9999 | ||
Women's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 4 | ||
Women's Super Combined Sitting | Final Round | 9999 | ||
Women's Super-G Sitting | Final Round | 6 | ||
Women's Downhill Sitting | Final Round | 9999 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 3 | ||
Women's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final Round | 6 | ||
Women's Super-G Sitting | Final Round | 5 | ||
Women's Downhill Sitting | Final Round | 6 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's Slalom LW10-12 | Final Round | 9999 | ||
Women's Giant Slalom LW10-11 | Final Round | 9999 | ||
Women's Super-G LW10-12 | Final Round | 5 | ||
Women's Downhill LW10-12 | Final Round | 9999 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
Women's Slalom Sitting | Final | 2009-02-20 | 6 | |
Women's Giant Slalom Sitting | Final | 2009-02-21 | 3 | |
Women's Super-Combined Sitting | Final | 2009-02-23 | 4 | |
Women's Super-G Sitting | Final | 2009-02-23 | 4 | |
Women's Super-G Sitting | Run 2 | 2009-02-24 | 4 | |
Women's Downhill Sitting | Final | 2009-02-28 | 3 |