YAMAZAKI Akihiro

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
5	Javelin Throw - F46	2017	London, GBR	53.55
7	Javelin Throw - F46	2019	Dubai, UAE	55.21
Asian Para Games
5	Javelin Throw - F46	2018	Jakarta, INA	58.75

Yamachan (centerpole.work, 23 Mar 2016)

University Staff

Sports Science - Tokyo International University, Japan

Japanese

Juntendo University [Tokyo, JPN]

Naoto Sato [personal], JPN, from 2016; Shigeo Ishiida, JPN,

He represented Japan in Para baseball at the 2014 World Impaired Baseball Tournament in Toyooka, Japan. (caspo.jp, 16 Nov 2016)

2017 for Japan, World Championships in London, Great Britain (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

2016 (caspo.jp, 16 Nov 2016)

He took up the sport in 2015. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017; caspo.jp, 16 Nov 2016)

Previously a Para baseball player, he wanted to try other Para sports that would allow him to compete at the Paralympic Games. He decided to focus on javelin throw because he could use his baseball skills. "I was recommended javelin throw because of my experience in baseball. I attended coach Naoto Sato's lecture about the event at the Para sports centre, so I had a chance to learn about it." (caspo.jp, 16 Nov 2016; esquire.com, 14 Mar 2020)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sponichi.co.jp, 05 Sep 2020)

He practises javelin throw for about three days a week while focusing on weight training for the rest of the days. He begins training after finishing his work at 14:00. (esquire.com, 14 Mar 2020)

US baseball player Jim Abbott. (tbs.co.jp, Feb 2019)

Coach Naoto Sato, Japanese actor and athlete Sou Takei. (esquire.com, 14 Mar 2020; Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

"Be prepared to take on a challenge." (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

In 2018 he was given the Tsurugashima City Encouragement Award in Japan. (Instagram profile, 05 Jan 2019)