OIWA Yoshiaki

Japan

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 19 Jul 1976

Age: 45

Gender: Male

Place of birth: NAGOYA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : GERMANY

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Eventing Team JPN Japan	11
	Eventing Individual	49, EL

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	20	-
2012	London, GBR	EL	12
2008	Beijing, CHN	49	-

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2018	Tryon, NC, USA	20	4
2010	Lexington, KY, USA	38	9
2006	Aachen, GER	18	-

Asian Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2018	Indonesia	1	1

CCI5*-L

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Eventing Individual	2019	Luhmuhlen, GER
8	Eventing Individual	2017	Badminton, GBR
RT	Eventing Individual	2018	Badminton, GBR

Nations Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Eventing Team	2019	Boekelo, NED
6	Eventing Team	2017	Waregem, BEL

Legend
DS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Yoshi (dirk-schrade.de, 01 Dec 2017)

Hobbies:

Fishing, listening to music, driving. (Japan Equestrian Federation YouTube channel, 12 Dec 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Horse Trainer

Education:

Commerce - Meiji University, Tokyo, JPN

Family:

Wife Reiko Takeda, son Takamune [2018]

Languages spoken:

English, Japanese

Club name:

Nittoh Kogaku [Suwa, JPN]

Coach:

Dirk Schrade [personal], GER, from 2009

Sporting relatives:

His aunt Mieko Fujimori was a Japanese figure skater who competed at the 1962 World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. His uncle Hiroshi Ishii competed in swimming and won a silver medal in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. His wife Reiko Takeda represented Japan in equestrian jumping at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Nov 2020; nikkansports.com, 12 Jul 2017; FEI YouTube channel, 15 Sep 2016; Athlete, 23 Jun 2012; FEI, 24 Sep 2010)

Start:

He began riding at age 10. (atozinba.com, 08 Jun 2017)

Reason:

He initially got involved in equestrian sport as a hobby. "At about age 14, I started riding every day and enjoying showjumping competitions. My first time eventing was for a university competition, and we had no choice but to do all three disciplines." (eventingnation.com, 14 Jun 2017)

Ambition:

To compete alongside his wife Reiko at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to win a medal in the team event at the 2020 Games. (sports.smt.docomo.ne.jp, 24 Jun 2020; sponichi.co.jp, 18 Feb 2020; nikkansports.com, 10 Jan 2020)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2005 Badminton Horse Trials in England. (Japan Equestrian Federation YouTube channel, 12 Dec 2020)

Hero:

Japanese showjumper Takeichi Nishi. (Athlete, 23 Jun 2012)

Philosophy:

"It is important to know your qualities." (atozinba.com, 12 Jul 2019)

Award:

He received the Best Athletic Award in the equestrian section at the Japanese Sports Awards in 2005, 2007, and 2011. (crane.co.jp, 14 Jan 2011; olympicfun.seesaa.net, 07 May 2008)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
He considered retiring from the sport following the 2012 Olympic Games in London, but decided to prolong his career when Tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 Games. "It was the most painful mistake to lose balance and fall off my horse at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. I will never forget that mistake because I was aiming for a medal. When I saw the news [about Tokyo being awarded the Games] on television in Germany, I thought that it was my fate and mission." (Japan Equestrian Federation YouTube channel, 12 Dec 2020; ntv.co.jp, 01 Feb 2019)

LIVING ABROAD
After graduating from university he quit the sport for a period and began working at a cockroach extermination company. However, he was inspired after watching the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney on television, and moved to England in 2001 in order to pursue the sport again. Following the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he relocated from England to Germany. (sponichi.co.jp, 18 Feb 2020; Twitter profile, 06 Jul 2017; atozinba.com, 08 Jun 2017; JEF, 20 Apr 2017)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
EL:: Eliminated

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