TAKAMATSU Yuka

Date of Birth: 31 May 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Sport Class: T38

Place of birth: OSAKA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : OSAKA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 100m - T38
	Women's 400m - T38
	4x100m Universal Relay JPN Japan	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 100m - T38 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 100m Universal Relay Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	4 x 100m Universal Relay Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 400m - T38 Round 1 - Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
7	400m - T38	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:11.64
11	100m - T38	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	14.33
World Championships
2	400m - T38	2017	London, GBR	1:08.32
6	Women's 200m T38	2017	London, GBR	29.56
8	100m - T38	2017	London, GBR	14.32
Asian Para Games
1	100m - T38	2018	Jakarta, INA	14.02
1	400m - T38	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:05.15
2	4x100m Universal Relay	2018	Jakarta, INA	49.04

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Lawson [JPN] / Sakai Fines [JPN]

Kazuaki Toyama [Sakai Fines], JPN

2014 for Japan (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

She took up the sport in middle school. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

She originally joined a soft tennis team at middle school, but she could not raise her left arm to serve due to her impairment. Her mother suggested that she took up athletics instead. (city.osaka.lg.jp, 10 Dec 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (city.osaka.lg.jp, 10 Dec 2020)

She trains four days a week, and her training sessions last for two hours. (city.osaka.lg.jp, 10 Dec 2020)

Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Apr 2021; Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

US sprinter Allyson Felix. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

US sprinter Allyson Felix. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

Philosophy:

"If you try, you can do it. Believe in yourself and run." (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

General Interest

Classification
T38, F38 (IPC, 19 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

Impairment Details
She has cerebral palsy that predominantly affects her left arm. (sports.nhk.or.jp, 29 Oct 2019)

General
OCCUPATION
She works as a care assistant at a nursing home for the elderly in Suminoe Ward, Japan. (city.osaka.lg.jp, 10 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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