MICHISHITA Misato

Japan

Athletics

Date of Birth: 19 Jan 1977

Age: 44

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T12

Place of birth: SHIMONOSEKI

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : DAZAIFU

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Marathon - T12	1

Records

Record	Event	Mark	Date	Location

Schedule

Change

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	Marathon - T12	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	3:06:52

Nickname:

Micchan (parasapo.tokyo, 21 Aug 2020)

Previous names:

Misato Nakano

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Family:

Husband Takayuki Michishita

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company [Japan]

Coach:

Kyohei Yasuda, JPN

Debut:

2007 for Japan (nishinippon.co.jp, 16 Jul 2016)

Start:

She began running marathons at age 26 at the Shimonoseki Minami Sogo Support School in Japan. (hochi.news, 03 Apr 2019; number.bunshun.jp, 04 Oct 2018 )

Reason:

She took up the sport in order to lose weight, and she found a sense of achievements through competing. (nhk.or.jp, 15 Mar 2016)

Ambition:

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sanspo.com, 16 May 2021)

Training:

During training, she does laps of a four-and-a-half kilometre course, which has around 900 metres of climb. She eats various high-protein foods as part of her diet. "I used to eat chicken which I thought was best for me. However, I began eating other meat, soy beans, eggs and the like, and it reduced my injuries." (nordot.app, 28 Dec 2020; nishinippon.co.jp, 19 May 2021)

General Interest

Classification
T12, F12 (IPC, 03 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (nhk.or.jp, 15 Mar 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nhk.or.jp, 15 Mar 2016)

Impairment Details
She lost vision in her right eye during grade eight of middle school following gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy [GDCD], a rare autosomal recessive form of corneal dystrophy that she began sustaining in grade four of primary school. (shuchi.php.co.jp, 24 Oct 2018; number.bunshun.jp, 04 Oct 2018; nishinippon.co.jp, 16 Jul 2016; nhk.or.jp, 15 Mar 2016)

Guide
Megumi Kawaguchi (sanspo.com, 16 May 2021; bbm-japan.com, 06 Dec 2019)

Legend

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

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