YAMAMOTO Atsushi

Date of Birth: 19 Apr 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Sport Class: T63

Place of birth: KAKEGAWA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : IZUMI

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 100m - T63
	Men's Long Jump - T63	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump	Men's Long Jump - T63 Final	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 100m - T63 Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
2	Long Jump - T42	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	6.62
2	Men's Long Jump T42-44	2008	Beijing, CHN	5.84
3	4x100m Relay - T42-47	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	44.16
5	Men's Long Jump T42/44	2012	London, GBR	5.95
5	100m - T42	2008	Beijing, CHN	13.68
6	100m - T42	2012	London, GBR	12.92
7	100m - T42	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	12.84
8	200m - T42	2012	London, GBR	26.76
DSQ	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-46	2008	Beijing, CHN	DSQ
World Championships
1	Long Jump - T42	2015	Doha, QAT	6.29
1	Long Jump - T42	2013	Lyon, FRA	6.11
2	Long Jump - T42	2017	London, GBR	6.44
2	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-46	2006	Assen, NED	47.04
3	Long Jump - T63	2019	Dubai, UAE	6.40
3	100m - T42	2011	Christchurch, NZL	13.06
3	200m - T42	2011	Christchurch, NZL	26.92
3	Men's Long Jump T42	2011	Christchurch, NZL	5.93
3	100m - T42	2006	Assen, NED	13.72
4	4x100m Relay - T42-47	2015	Doha, QAT	44.47
4	100m - T42	2013	Lyon, FRA	13.27
4	200m - T42	2013	Lyon, FRA	26.41
4	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-46	2013	Lyon, FRA	45.12
4	Men's Long Jump T42	2006	Assen, NED	4.77
5	100m - T42	2015	Doha, QAT	12.74
5	Men's 4 x 100m Relay T42-46	2011	Christchurch, NZL	47.40
5	200m - T42	2006	Assen, NED	28.82
6	100m - T42	2017	London, GBR	13.08
DNS	200m - T42	2015	Doha, QAT	DNS

Acchan (parasapo.tokyo, 05 Aug 2019; Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)

Golf. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Physical Education, Sports Science - Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Kumatori, JPN

Two sons [2018, 2021]

Languages spoken:

Shinnihonjusetsu [Japan]

Other sports:

He has competed in Para snowboarding at international level, including at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Dec 2020)

2005 for Japan (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017)

He dislocated his left shoulder after he fell during the banked slalom event at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. In June 2018 he sustained the same injury, so he underwent surgery on his left shoulder. He was sidelined for three months, and returned to competition in November 2018. (bladeathlete.com, 11 Nov 2018, 09 Aug 2018, 29 Jul 2018, 01 Jul 2018; sanspo.com, 16 Mar 2018)

He had surgery on his right shoulder after he dislocated it three times while in university. (bladeathlete.com, 01 Jul 2018)

He took up the sport in 2000 in Nagoya, Japan. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

He became interested in the sport after meeting a prosthetic technician. He also wanted to do a sport that he could start by himself. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2017, 16 Jul 2013)

To win a gold medal in athletics at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (projectdesign.jp, 15 Apr 2020)

Winning bronze in the men's T42-47 4x100m relay at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Japanese Para athlete Toru Suzuki. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Japanese Para athlete Toru Suzuki. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

In 2016 he received the Kakegawa Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (at-s.com, 08 Nov 2016)

In 2014 and 2015 he was given the Osaka Sports Award in Japan. (pref.osaka.lg.jp, 16 Sep 2015, 01 Oct 2014)

He received the Osaka Sports Grand Prize in 2008. (ouhs.jp, 17 Dec 2008)

General Interest

Classification
T63, F63 (IPC, 10 Apr 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (s-rights.co.jp, 16 Mar 2015)

Impairment Details
His left leg was amputated below the knee following a motorcycle accident in 2000. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018; s-rights.co.jp, 16 Mar 2015)

General
OCCUPATION
He has worked as a visiting associate professor at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences in Kumatori, Japan. (projectdesign.jp, 15 Apr 2020; bladeathlete.com, 23 Aug 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has completed a master's degree in sports mechanics at the Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences. He also has a licence as a prosthetist in Japan. "I have obtained knowledge of prostheses, and I now experiment with my own to optimise my performance." (parasapo.tokyo, 23 Nov 2017; esquire.com, 25 Oct 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2020 he was appointed as an ambassador for the Para athletics 2022 World Championships in Kobe, Japan. (Instagram profile, 17 Feb 2020)

SNOWBOARDING
He has competed in Para snowboarding at the Paralympic Winter Games. He began snowboarding at age 20 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, and took up the sport seriously in 2017. Snowboarding was his favourite sport before his accident, so it was the first Para sport that he tried after his left leg was amputated. "I have always engaged in other sports during the Para athletics off-season or when I have spare time between competitions. Among them, snowboard is something that I am seriously committed to." (parasapo.tokyo, 23 Nov 2017; Athlete, 10 Mar 2018; parasapo.tokyo, 23 Nov 2017)

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Legend

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

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