SAWADA Uran

Date of Birth: 24 Oct 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T12

Place of birth: TOKYO

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	Women's 100m - T12
	Women's Long Jump - T12	5
	4x100m Universal Relay JPN Japan	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump	Women's Long Jump - T12 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T12 Round 1 - Heat 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T12 Semi-Final 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 100m Universal Relay Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 100m Universal Relay Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
9	Women's Long Jump T13	2008	Beijing, CHN	4.93
16	100m - T13	2008	Beijing, CHN	14.18
World Championships
5	Long Jump - T12	2019	Dubai, UAE	5.27
8	100m - T12	2019	Dubai, UAE	12.50
DSQ	4x100m Universal Relay	2019	Dubai, UAE	DSQ
Asian Para Games
1	100m - T12	2018	Jakarta, INA	12.97
2	4x100m Universal Relay	2018	Jakarta, INA	49.04
4	Women's Long Jump T11/12	2018	Jakarta, INA	5.14

Shopping, painting her nails. (Instagram profile, 14 Nov 2020, 09 Feb 2020; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Rikkyo University, Tokyo, JPN

Languages spoken:

Mash Sports Lab [Japan]

Toshihisa Miyazaki [long jump, personal], JPN, from 2017; Ryuhei Shiokawa [sprint, personal], JPN, from 2017

2007 for Japan (para-sports.tokyo, 06 Dec 2017)

She took up Para athletics competitively in 2007 at the Bunkyo School for the Blind in Tokyo, Japan. (1242.com, 17 Sep 2017; bunkyo-sb.metro.tokyo.jp, 01 Sep 2008)

She liked running, but was unable to join the athletics club at her middle school due to her vision impairment. She became motivated to try Para athletics following encouragement from her physical education teacher. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; 1242.com, 17 Sep 2017)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (mash-holdings.com, 13 Jan 2021)

She was flag bearer for Japan at the opening ceremony of the 2009 Asian Youth Para Games in Tokyo, Japan. (para-sports.tokyo, 06 Dec 2017)

General Interest

Classification
T12, F12 (IPC, 19 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
Her vision impairment was the result of retinitis pigmentosa, a progressive condition that began affecting her at age six. (sports.nhk.or.jp, 13 May 2019; para-sports.tokyo, 06 Dec 2017)

Guide
Ryuhei Shiokawa (sports.nhk.or.jp, 19 Jan 2021)

General
COMEBACK FROM RETIREMENT
She returned to competitive Para athletics in 2015 after deciding to retire from the sport in 2013, having graduated from Rikkyo University in Tokyo, Japan. The performances of Japanese Para athletes Saki Takakuwa and Tomomi Sato at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea persuaded her to change her mind. "In 2012 I was afraid to run 100m as my sight was deteriorating. Moreover, my main event, the T13 long jump, was not going to be included at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. At that time I just wanted to take a break from competition while thinking about my life after retirement. However I felt motivated again after watching Para athletes who I had competed with at the 2009 Asian Youth Para Games in Tokyo." (sports.nhk.or.jp, 13 May 2019; para-sports.tokyo, 06 Dec 2017; 1242.com, 17 Sep 2017)

Social Media

Athlete Blog: https://mash-holdings.com/uran_blog/
https://www.facebook.com/uran.sawada
https://instagram.com/Uran_Sawada
https://twitter.com/sawada_uran
Athlete Website: https://www.mash-holdings.com/trial/sawadauran.html

Legend

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

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