TOGAWA Yuji

Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T20

Place of birth: OITA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : OITA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 1500m - T20	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 1500m - T20 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Para Games
3	1500m - T20	2018	Jakarta, INA	4:09.55

Languages spoken:

Koki Shimoinaba [national], JPN

He began distance running in grade one of primary school. (shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019)

He competed in his first long-distance running race at primary school, but then followed his older brother into baseball. He competed in both baseball and athletics during middle school, before choosing to focus on athletics in high school due to the school's strong athletics team. (shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019)

To run the 1500m in under four minutes, and to win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (oita-press.co.jp, 27 Aug 2019; shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019)

He trains three hours a day, six days per week. (shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019)

His high school coach Hiroshi Inoue. (shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019)

Philosophy:

"Support around me makes me what I am today." (shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019)

General Interest

Classification
T20, F20 (IPC, 18 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment (shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019)

Impairment Details
At age three he was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, a developmental disorder and form of autism. (shinken-oita.jp, 01 Jul 2019)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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