Biography
Started: He took up the sport seriously in 2009. (pref.kanagawa.jp, 06 Aug 2021)
Reason: He originally played volleyball, but switched to fencing in grade 10 of high school. He competed in non-wheelchair fencing at university level before his accident. He was encouraged to get involved in wheelchair fencing by Japanese fencer Yuki Ota, who was his senior at high school, as well as his high school coach Hidehiko Imura. (ytv-athlete.jp, 04 Jul 2021; oracle.challeath.com, 09 Sep 2019; sportrait-web.com, 11 Dec 2020)
Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (news.ntv.co.jp, 16 Jul 2024)
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Personal Details
GenderMale
Birth DateNovember 22, 1986
OccupationAthlete, Office Worker
EducationReligious Studies - Ryukoku University, Kyoto, JPN
Languages SpokenJapanese
CoachKenta Chida [national], JPN
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 7 | Foil Team | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 12 | Epee Category B | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 12 | Foil Category B | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Men's Individual Epee C | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 4 | Foil Team | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 8 | Epee Team | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 9 | Foil Team | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 11 | Foil Team | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 11 | Foil Team | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 12 | Epee Team | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 13 | Foil Category B | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 16 | Foil Category B | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 20 | Foil Category B | 2023 | Terni, ITA | |
| 24 | Epee Category B | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| 25 | Epee Category B | 2019 | Cheongju, KOR | |
| 27 | Epee Category B | 2017 | Rome, ITA | |
| 29 | Foil Category B | 2015 | Eger, HUN | |
| Asian Para Games | ||||
| 3 | Foil Team | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
| 4 | Epee Team | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
| 8 | Foil Category B | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
| 9 | Epee Category B | 2022 | Hangzhou, CHN | |
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