SHIRAMASA Takuya

Date of Birth: 27 Jul 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F46

Place of birth: KITAHIROSHIMA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KITAHIROSHIMA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw - F46	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic St. - Standing Javelin	Men's Javelin Throw - F46 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
8	Javelin Throw - F46	2019	Dubai, UAE	53.69

Planting flowers, fishing. (bgf.or.jp, 07 May 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Office Worker

Languages spoken:

Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance [Hiroshima, JPN]

2016 for Japan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (jaafd.org, 21 Mar 2017)

He took up Para athletics competitively in grade 12 of high school. (bgf.or.jp, 23 Apr 2019)

He was introduced to Para athletics by a teacher who was in charge of the athletics team at his high school. He initially competed in able-bodied athletics, but decided to focus on Para athletics after he won gold at a Para athletics event. (bgf.or.jp, 07 May 2019, 23 Apr 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (asahi.com, 04 Jan 2020)

In 2017 he was given an Excellence Award by the Hiroshima Para Sports Association in Japan. (hpsa.info, 01 Jul 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T47, F46 (IPC, 16 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (bgf.or.jp, 07 May 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (bgf.or.jp, 07 May 2019)

Impairment Details
His left arm was amputated below the wrist joint at age two following an accident with an agricultural grass cutting machine. (bgf.or.jp, 07 May 2019)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as a motivational speaker, going into schools to give talks about Para athletics, and taking lessons as a guest teacher. (challenge-support.com, 15 Feb 2021; town.kitahiroshima.lg.jp, 31 May 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/tmym.shiramasa
Facebook Profile 2: https://www.facebook.com/takuya.shiramasa
https://instagram.com/taku19960727/
https://twitter.com/takuya7331

Legend

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

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