ITO Tomoya

Japan
Athletics
16 Aug 1963
58
Male
T53
SUZUKA
 
Japan
SUZUKA
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 400m - T53  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 400m - T53 Round 1 - Heat 2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1400m - T522008Beijing, CHN57.25
1Men's 800m T522008Beijing, CHN1:53.42
2Men's 200m T522012London, GBR31.60
2400m - T522012London, GBR1:00.40
2Men's 800m T522012London, GBR2:00.62
4Men's 5000m T522004Athens, GRE13:48.42
4Men's Marathon T522004Athens, GRE2:20:12
5100m - T522012London, GBR18.74
DNF1500m - T522004Athens, GREDNF
DNSMen's 800m T522004Athens, GREDNS
World Championships
1400m - T522011Christchurch, NZL1:00.17
1Men's 800m T522011Christchurch, NZL2:01.05
2400m - T522019Dubai, UAE1:00.06
3100m - T522019Dubai, UAE17.41
31500m - T522019Dubai, UAE3:56.52
3Men's 200m T522011Christchurch, NZL32.80
31500m - T522006Assen, NED4:01.84
3Men's 5000m T522006Assen, NED14:39.07
3Men's Marathon T522006Assen, NED2:00:06
4100m - T522011Christchurch, NZL18.39
4400m - T522006Assen, NED1:08.68
8Men's 800m T522006Assen, NED2:28.40
Asian Para Games
1Men's 200m T51/522018Jakarta, INA33.17
2400m - T522018Jakarta, INA1:04.02
2Men's 100m T51/522018Jakarta, INA18.38
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Wheelchair Ironman (sports.nhk.or.jp, 01 Nov 2019, 27 Jan 2021)
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Athlete, Office Worker
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Wife Namiko
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Japanese, English
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Bayer Yakuhin [Japan]
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Between 2009 and 2010 his multiple sclerosis worsened and he required two operations. (ito-tomoya.com, 07 Apr 2010)

He suffered fractures to his right shoulder in the T52 1500m final at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. (ssf.or.jp, 08 Apr 2015)
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He began competing in Para athletics in 1999. (ssf.or.jp, 08 Apr 2015; ito-tomoya.com, 10 Sep 2010)
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He was hospitalised for two years after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He ordered a wheelchair to help him in his daily life, but realised when it was delivered that it was a racing chair. He was then encouraged to participate in a marathon by the manufacturer of the wheelchair. (ssf.or.jp, 08 Apr 2015; yomiuri.co.jp, 13 Sep 2008)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and to compete at the 2024 Games in Paris. (edgeline-tokyo.com, 29 Nov 2019; sports.nhk.or.jp, 27 Jan 2021)
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He trains from 09:30 until 17:30 during the week. (bayer.jp, 08 Sep 2020)
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"Surpass who you were yesterday." (sports.nhk.or.jp, 27 Jan 2021)
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In 2018 he was given a Special Excellence Award by the Mie Amateur Sports Association in Japan. In 2008 and 2012 he received the Mie Prefecture Citizen Honorary Award, and also received the Mie Prefecture Sports Award in 2004. (mie-sports.or.jp, 12 Feb 2019; isenp.co.jp, 27 Apr 2019; ito-tomoya.com, 17 Jul 2017)

In 2012 he received the Suzuka City Sports Special Honorary Award in Japan. He has also been given the Suzuka Achievement Award in 2004 and 2008, and the Suzuka Special Physical Education Achievement Award in 2003. (ito-tomoya.com, 17 Jul 2017)

In 2004, 2008 and 2012 he was presented with the Commendation of the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan. (ito-tomoya.com, 17 Jul 2017)

In 2008 he was presented with the Special Order of the Cabinet of Japan. (ito-tomoya.com, 17 Jul 2017)

In 2004 he was presented with the Commendation of the Prime Minister in Japan. (ito-tomoya.com, 17 Jul 2017)

General Interest

Classification
T52 (IPC, 16 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (ito-tomoya.com, 10 Sep 2008)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (ito-tomoya.com, 10 Sep 2008)

Impairment Details
He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1998. He uses a wheelchair and has lost the vision in his left eye. (rakusei.gr.jp, 16 Feb 2019; ito-tomoya.com, 17 Jul 2017; ssf.or.jp, 08 Apr 2015)

General
RETIREMENT AND RETURN
He retired from the sport following the 2012 Paralympic Games in London due to his progressive illness. Afterwards, he began running a ramen restaurant with his friend. When he participated in the 2016 Cybathlon assistive technology showcase in Switzerland as a pilot of a powered wheelchair, he met Anri Sugihara, the president of industrial design company RDS. Sugihara encouraged him to return to athletics with their newly invented wheelchair ahead of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. He made his return in June 2017, after closing his restaurant. His customised wheelchair was completed in October 2019, and he competed in the wheelchair at the 2019 World Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he won three medals. (yahoo.co.jp, 24 Feb 2020; jal.co.jp, 01 Sep 2019; rakusei.gr.jp, 16 Feb 2019; harmony.bayer.jp, 12 Dec 2018; genki-nippon.yomiuri.co.jp, 14 Nov 2017)

Legend
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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