Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
SB-LL1 |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Children Noai, Yuto, and Rinka |
Residence |
Nagoya, JPN |
Occupation |
Office Worker |
Languages |
Japanese |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began snowboarding in the fifth grade of primary school, and started taking the sport more seriously at age 20. He took up Para snowboard in 2013. |
Why this sport? |
Having been involved in able-bodied snowboarding before his accident, he wanted to continue in the sport. When he was on his way to hospital following the accident he wondered if he would be able to resume snowboarding. "I also heard that the sport was included in the programme for the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, so I decided that I had to do it." |
Club / Team |
Sanshin: Japan |
Name of coach |
Naoki Wataya [national], JPN |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Ogurin (parasapo.tokyo, 21 Feb 2022) |
Hobbies |
Skateboarding, golf. (Instagram profile, 12 Aug 2021; Athlete, 25 Apr 2017) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Qualifying for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
Japanese Para snowboarder Junta Kosuda. (Athlete, 04 Mar 2022) |
Hero / Idol |
Canadian snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson. (Athlete, 04 Mar 2022) |
Awards and honours |
In 2018 he received the Aichi Prefecture Para Sport Excellence Award in Japan. (pref.aichi.jp, 19 Mar 2018) |
Ambitions |
To win a medal at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing, and to compete at the 2026 Games in Milan-Cortina. (grab-media.jp, 17 Aug 2020) |
Impairment |
His right leg was amputated above the knee after about two tonnes of iron was accidentally dropped on his leg in a workplace accident in 2013. (grab-media.jp, 17 Aug 2020; Athlete, 10 Mar 2018, 25 Apr 2017) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 10 |
2016/2017 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
|
| 9 |
2016/2017 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
1:28.89 |
| 5 |
2018/2019 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
56.91 |
| 6 |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
|
| |
2018/2019 |
Snowboard Cross Team Event |
DNF |
| 4 |
2021/2022 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
|
| 13 |
2021/2022 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
|
Paralympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
|
| 6 |
2018 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
58.47 |
| 5 |
2022 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
|
| 7 |
2022 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
1:14.42 |
World Cup Finals |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2016/2017 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
|
| 5 |
2016/2017 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
|
| 7 |
2017/2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
1:14.65 |
| 4 |
2017/2018 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
1:26.43 |
