SUZUKI Toru

Japan
Athletics
4 May 1980
41
Male
T64
YAMANASHI
 
Japan
YAMANASHI
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's High Jump - T64 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - High Jump
Men's High Jump - T64 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
4High Jump - T442016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1.95
4Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-462012London, GBR45.36
4Men's High Jump T462012London, GBR1.98
5Men's High Jump T44/462008Beijing, CHN1.93
6Men's High Jump T44/462004Athens, GRE1.80
6Men's High Jump T462000Sydney, NSW, AUS1.78
DSQMen's 4 x 100m Relay T42-462008Beijing, CHNDSQ
World Championships
2Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-462006Assen, NED47.04
3High Jump - T642019Dubai, UAE1.92
3High Jump - T442017London, GBR2.01
4Men's High Jump T442002Lille, FRA1.80
5Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-462011Christchurch, NZL47.40
5Men's High Jump T462011Christchurch, NZL1.80
5Men's High Jump T44/462006Assen, NED1.89
5Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-462002Lille, FRA51.49
11Javelin Throw - F442002Lille, FRA36.07
Asian Para Games
2Men's High Jump T44/642018Jakarta, INA1.89
9Men's Long Jump T44/62/642018Jakarta, INA5.13
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Reading. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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Athlete, Office Worker
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Physical Education - University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Two children
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Japanese
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SMBC Nikko Securities [Tokyo, JPN]
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Hiroki Fukuma, JPN, from 2004
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He was head coach of the handball team at Surugadai University in Japan in 2009. (kouenirai.com, 10 Jul 2015)
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2000 for Japan (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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In early 2021 his training was disrupted by an injury to the amputated surface of his right leg. (paraspoplus.com, 06 Mar 2021)

He sustained injuries to his left knee in 2007. (dentsuprdigital.com, 30 Jul 2015)
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He took up the sport in 2000. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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Prior to his accident he enjoyed sports, particularly handball, and believed that taking up athletics would benefit his rehabilitation. He decided to focus on high jump after he set a national record. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019, 14 Jul 2017)
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To win a medal with a high jump of more than two metres at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paraspoplus.com, 06 Mar 2021)
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Winning bronze in the T44 high jump at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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Swedish high jumper Stefan Holm. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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Japanese high jumper Naoyuki Daigo, prosthetic technician Fumio Usui. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; yahoo.co.jp, 17 May 2020)
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"I feel that jumping events are a form of art. If the movement is flowing, it looks beautiful, and if it is jerky, it is not. That's why I think of myself as an 'artist who creates height'." (sports.nhk.or.jp, 11 May 2021)
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In 2016 he was given the Yamanashi Sports Award in Japan. (pref.yamanashi.jp, 15 Feb 2017)

He was flag bearer for Japan at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (sports.yahoo.co.jp, 16 Sep 2008)

He has been given a Special Excellence Award by the Yamanashi Para Athletics Federation in Japan. (sannichi.co.jp, 31 Jan 2017)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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