Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Further personal information
Other names
Toshiyuki Ogiwara
Residence
Chikuma, JPN
Occupation
Office Worker
Languages
Japanese
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began playing Para ice hockey in 2003 at Yamabiko Skating Forest Ice Arena in Okaya, Japan.
Why this sport?
He was encouraged to take up the sport by one of his friends from middle school.
Club / Team
Nagano Thunderbirds: Okaya, JPN
Name of coach
Kojin Nakakita [club, national], JPN
Preferred position / style / stance / technique
Defence
International debut
Year
2007
Competing for
Japan
Location
Sweden
General interest
Nicknames
Nakamu, Ogisan (Vancouver, 21 Mar 2010)
Most influential person in career
Japanese Para ice hockey player Naohiko Ishida. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2018)
Hero / Idol
Japanese Para ice hockey player Mikio Annaka. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2018)
Awards and honours
In 2010 he received the Nagano Prefecture Sports Honorary Award in Japan. (nagano-sports.or.jp, 2010)
Impairment
Both of his legs were amputated below the knee after he was involved in a traffic accident when he was a firefighter. (Athlete, 09 Mar 2018; city.chikuma.lg.jp, 26 Nov 2016; avis.ne.jp, 30 Aug 2013)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Mixed | Group A | 2 | ||
Mixed | Group A | 4 | ||
Mixed | Group A | 5 | ||
Mixed | Semifinal | 201 | ||
Mixed | Gold Medal Match | 101 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Mixed Tournament | Group B | 2018-03-10 | 1 | |
Mixed Tournament | Group B | 2018-03-11 | 2 | |
Mixed Tournament | Group B | 2018-03-13 | 6 | |
Mixed Tournament | Group B - Standings | 2018-03-13 | 4 | |
Mixed Tournament | Classification 5-8 | 2018-03-14 | 2 | |
Mixed Tournament | Classification 7-8 | 2018-03-16 | 1 |