MURAOKA Momoka

Japan
Athletics
3 Mar 1997
24
Female
T54
FUKAYA
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Women's 100m - T54 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Women's 100m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Women's 100m - T54 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Momochi, Momo-chan (parasapo.tokyo, 21 Aug 2020)
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Athlete, Office Worker, Student
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Sports Science - Waseda University, Tokyo, JPN
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Japanese
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Toyota [Japan]
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Hitoshi Matsunaga [personal], JPN
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She has competed in Para alpine skiing at international level. She represented Japan at the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, and won five medals including gold in the sitting giant slalom at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (sportrait-web.com, 29 Jan 2020; sports.nhk.or.jp, 22 Aug 2019; paralympic.org, 2021)
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She took up the sport competitively in 2019. (SPORTS BIZ Official YouTube Channel, 17 Jun 2020)
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"I wanted to become faster and stronger after the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. I thought that of course I would be able to do that, but to be honest I didn't know what to do. In the 2018/19 seasons, it was a little bit rough for me to ski. At that time, I began thinking about Para athletics. I thought that it would be a right time to take up the sport a bit more seriously as there were no [skiing] world championships and Paralympic Winter Games between 2019 and 2020. When I asked for advice, I was told that I needed to spend that time on Para alpine skiing more. However, I became aware of myself as an athlete after devoting to Para athletics for one year. Although it became difficult to adjust the schedule [due to the postponement of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo], I would like to do my best so that I can participate in the 2020 and 2022 Paralympics." (sportrait-web.com, 29 Jan 2020; nikkansports.com, 14 Jun 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (SPORTS BIZ Official YouTube Channel, 17 Jun 2020; sports.nhk.or.jp, 14 Apr 2021)
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Japanese Para alpine skier Taiki Morii. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018)
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Japanese Para alpine skiers Taiki Morii and Hiroshi Nojima. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018)
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In 2018 she was presented with the Tokyo-to Honorary Award and the Tokyo-to Citizen Sports Grand Award in Japan. (sports-tokyo.info, 01 Jun 2018)

In 2018 she received the Fukaya Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 29 Jun 2018)

She was Japan's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (paralympic.org, 27 Feb 2018)

General Interest

Classification
T54 (IPC, 22 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018)

Impairment Details
She was diagnosed with transverse myelitis at age four. The condition causes inflammation of the spinal cord. (Athlete, 26 Feb 2014; paraphoto.org, 26 Jan 2014)

General
EYES ON TOKYO
She says she was particularly motivated to compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo in order to show her performance in front of home fans including her family and friends. "When I participated in the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, which is a neighbouring country, I had never seen those many Japanese fans during my sporting career. It made me touched as much as the moment I won the Paralympic medals. Therefore, it became one of my motivations to compete at a home Games where I can show my performance to many people in Japan." (SPORTS BIZ Official YouTube Channel, 17 Jun 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. (nikkansports.com, 14 Jun 2020)

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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