KINA Tsubasa

Date of Birth: 18 May 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T54

Place of birth: URUMA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : URUMA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Marathon - T54	7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium	Women's Marathon - T54	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Athlete, Automotive Industry

Okinawa International University, Japan

Languages spoken:

Tire Land Okinawa [Japan]

Takayuki Shimoji [personal], JPN, from 2014

Other sports:

She played able-bodied basketball for Okinawa Prefecture in Japan before her accident. (qab.co.jp, 03 Dec 2015; ryukyushimpo.jp, 13 Apr 2014)

She took up the sport in 2013. (ryukyushimpo.jp, 13 Apr 2014)

When she went to a wheelchair basketball tryout event, she met Para athletics coach Takayuki Shimoji, who encouraged her to get involved in the sport. "Wheelchair basketball was quite different to able-bodied basketball, so I had to start from scratch. Therefore, I thought that it would be good to try other sports. I heard about wheelchair racing from coach Shimoji, so I thought I would give it a go." (sports.nhk.or.jp, 09 Dec 2020)

General Interest

Classification
T54 (IPC, 12 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (ryukyushimpo.jp, 13 Apr 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (qab.co.jp, 03 Dec 2015)

Impairment Details
She fractured the thoracic vertebra in her spine while lifting a 120kg barbell during a basketball training session at age 19. (qab.co.jp, 03 Dec 2015)

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Legend

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

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