WADA Shinya

Japan
Athletics
9 Jul 1977
44
Male
T11
NEYAGAWA
 
Japan
OSAKA
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 1500m - T11 2 Silver Medal
Men's 5000m - T11 3 Bronze Medal
Men's Marathon - T12 9

Records

Record Event Mark Date Location

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 5000m - T11 Final
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 1500m - T11 Round 1 - Heat 1
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 1500m - T11 Final
Finished
Olympic Stadium
Men's Marathon - T12
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
35000m - T112012London, GBR15:55.26
5Marathon - T122016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2:39:52
5Marathon - T122012London, GBR2:40:08
61500m - T112016Rio de Janeiro, BRA4:15.62
65000m - T112016Rio de Janeiro, BRA16:02.97
71500m - T112012London, GBR4:18.71
World Championships
2Men's Marathon T112013Lyon, FRA2:45:34
35000m - T112017London, GBR15:54.29
35000m - T112015Doha, QAT16:31.04
3Men's Marathon T112011Christchurch, NZL2:43:26
41500m - T112019Dubai, UAE4:11.42
45000m - T112013Lyon, FRA16:20.91
4Men's 10000m T112011Christchurch, NZL34:21.89
71500m - T112017London, GBR4:22.12
DNF1500m - T112013Lyon, FRADNF
DSQ5000m - T112019Dubai, UAEDSQ
Asian Para Games
21500m - T112018Jakarta, INA4:22.87
25000m - T112018Jakarta, INA16:19.02
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Wadachi (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
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Athlete, Office Worker
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Sociology - Kansai University, Osaka, JPN
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Two children
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Japanese
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Nagase [Japan]
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2010 for Japan (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)
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In October 2010 he fractured a bone due to working out too much and was unable to run for one month. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
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2010 (wadashinya.com, 01 Feb 2016)
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He took up the sport in 2006 in Kyoto, Japan. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
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His friend recommended he start jogging. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 09 Nov 2019; special-contents.komei-shimbun.jp, 30 Dec 2019)
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Winning bronze in the T11 5000m at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)
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Japanese judoka Hiroshi Izumi. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
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"Always be stronger than your past self." (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)
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In 2015 and 2019 he was given the Osaka Sports Excellence Award. (pref.osaka.lg.jp, 16 Sep 2015; pref.osaka.lg.jp, 19 Sep 2019)

He received the Kirari Ibaraki Grand Award, part of an achievement award in Ibaraki, Japan, after he finished sixth in both the T11 1500m and 5000m at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (city.ibaraki.osaka.jp, 19 Oct 2016)

In 2016 he was given the Osaka Mayor Citation Award in Japan. (nnn.co.jp, 14 Oct 2016)

In 2012 he received the Impressive Osaka Grand Prize in Japan. (sponichi.co.jp, 27 Sep 2012)

General Interest

Classification
T11, F11 (IPC, 16 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (nikkansports.com, 19 Sep 2015; wadashinya.com, 05 Mar 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nikkansports.com, 19 Sep 2015; wadashinya.com, 05 Mar 2015)

Impairment Details
He was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa in the 11th grade at high school. He lost his vision completely in his third year of university. (nikkansports.com, 19 Sep 2015; wadashinya.com, 05 Mar 2015)

Guide
Takumi Hasebe, Hatate Takeuchi (Facebook page, 23 Mar 2021)

General
OCCUPATION
He has previously worked for the Osaka Blind Welfare Association, but left the organisation to work for the trading firm Nagase, as it allowed him more time to focus on training ahead of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "I wanted to test my potential as a runner. The Nagase company environment allows me to train as much as I want." (special-contents.komei-shimbun.jp, 30 Dec 2019; nagase.co.jp, 04 Jan 2021, 10 Jul 2020)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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Bronze Medal
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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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