KUMAGAI Yutaka

Japan

Athletics

Date of Birth: 14 Feb 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T12

Place of birth: AKITA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : TOKYO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Marathon - T12	7

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium	Men's Marathon - T12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
10	5000m - T13	2015	Doha, QAT	16:20.71

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Education:

Takaoka University of Law, Japan

Family:

One daughter [2019]

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance [Japan]

Coach:

Yasuhiro Harada [national], JPN

Injuries:

In 2019 he suffered an injury to the inside of his left knee ahead of the Hokkaido Marathon in August that year. (j-cast.com, 26 Jan 2020)

Start:

He began distance running in grade eight at Jota Middle School in Japan. (nhk.or.jp, 25 Sep 2015)

Reason:

He was fast and usually finished in the top two when he participated in races. After entering middle school, a friend invited him to join an athletics team as an extracurricular activity. (sakigake.jp, 02 Jul 2021; j-cast.com, 26 Jan 2020)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sakigake.jp, 02 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Classification
T12, F12 (IPC, 12 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (nhk.or.jp, 25 Sep 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (nhk.or.jp, 25 Sep 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born with aniridia, which is the absence of the iris in both eyes. (nhk.or.jp, 25 Sep 2015)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/kumagai.yutaka.3

Legend

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

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