Impairment Information |
Type of Impairment |
Limb deficiency |
Origin of Impairment |
Acquired |
Classification |
SB-LL1 |
Further Personal Information |
Family |
Wife Tomoko, 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 his fifth year of primary school, and took up the sport more seriously at age 20. |
Why this sport? |
He was a snowboarder before his accident. When he was on his way to hospital following the accident he wondered about whether he would be able to continue the sport, and went on to take up Para snowboard. |
Club / Team |
Team Positive [JPN] / Sanshin [JPN]: |
Senior International Debut |
Year |
2004 |
Competing for |
Japan |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Ogurin (parasapo.tokyo, 09 Nov 2018) |
Hobbies |
Golf. (Athlete, 25 Apr 2017) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Qualifying for the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Koji Sasaki. (Athlete, 20 Mar 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
Canadian snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018) |
Awards and honours |
In 2018 he received the Aichi Prefecture Para Sport Excellence Award in Japan. (pref.aichi.jp, 19 Mar 2018) |
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. (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 |
Paralympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2018 |
Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
|
| 6 |
2018 |
Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired |
58.47 |
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 |
