ISHIDA Kakeru

Japan

Athletics

Date of Birth: 6 Apr 1999

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T46

Place of birth: KAKAMIGAHARA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KAKAMIGAHARA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T47	5
	Men's 400m - T47

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T47 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T47 Final	Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 400m - T47 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	400m - T47	2019	Dubai, UAE	49.44
10	100m - T47	2019	Dubai, UAE	11.25

Hobbies:

Driving, playing the piano. (gifuspo.or.jp, 27 Aug 2020)

Occupation:

Student

Education:

Policy Studies - Aichi Gakuin University, Nisshin, JPN

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Aichi Gakuin University [Nisshin, JPN]

Coach:

Shunpei Takahashi [club], JPN

Debut:

2019 for Japan, World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (parasapo.tok, 10 Mar 2020; sportrait-web.com, 21 Dec 2020)

Injuries:

In August 2020 he was troubled by a back injury. (gifu-np.co.jp, 24 Feb 2021)

National team:

2019 (parasapo.tok, 10 Mar 2020)

Start:

He took up athletics in grade seven of middle school, and got involved in Para sport in 2019. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; 2020.yahoo.co.jp, 10 Mar 2020)

Reason:

He was encouraged to take up the sport by a teacher who was in charge of his middle school athletics club. Afterwards, his father Masami suggested Para athletics to him. (mykoho.jp, 15 Sep 2019; agu.ac.jp, 12 Jun 2019; parasapo.tokyo, 13 Mar 2020)

Ambition:

To set a world record and win gold in the 400m at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (gifu-np.co.jp, 24 Feb 2021; Instagram profile, 21 Mar 2021)

Hero:

Japanese sprinter Kenji Fujimitsu. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2019)

Influence:

Japanese sprinter Julian Walsh, high school coach Shingo Takagi. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2019; 2020.yahoo.co.jp, 10 Mar 2020)

General Interest

Classification
T46, F46 (IPC, 16 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma [bone cancer] in his left upper arm in 2018. He has undergone surgery to remove muscles and create an artificial joint. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; parasapo.tokyo, 29 Jul 2019; sportrait-web.com, 21 Dec 2021; Gifu Shimbun YouTube channel, 24 Feb 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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