MURAYAMA Hiroshi

Date of Birth: 25 Mar 1974

Age: 47

Gender: Male

Sport Class: WH1

Place of birth: CHIBA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : CHIBA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Badminton	Men's Singles WH1	4
	Men's Doubles WH JPN KAJIWARA Daiki / MURAYAMA Hiroshi	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium Court 2	Men's Singles WH1 Group Play Stage - Group B #MSWH1101 KOR LEE SSLEE Sam Seop Sport Class: WH1 1 JPN MURAYAMA HMURAYAMA Hiroshi Sport Class: WH1 2	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium Court 2	Men's Singles WH1 Group Play Stage - Group B #MSWH1106 GER MI YCMI Young Chin Sport Class: WH1 0 JPN MURAYAMA HMURAYAMA Hiroshi Sport Class: WH1 2	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium Court 2	Men's Doubles WH Group Play Stage - Group A #MDWH1-WH2505 JPN KAJIWARA Daiki / MURAYAMA Hiroshi 2 GER MI Young Chin / WANDSCHNEIDER Thomas 0	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium Court 2	Men's Doubles WH Group Play Stage - Group A #MDWH1-WH2506 CHN MAI Jianpeng / QU Zimo 2 JPN KAJIWARA Daiki / MURAYAMA Hiroshi 0	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium Court 2	Men's Singles WH1 Quarterfinal #MSWH1112 JPN NAGASHIMA ONAGASHIMA Osamu Sport Class: WH1 0 JPN MURAYAMA HMURAYAMA Hiroshi Sport Class: WH1 2	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium Court 2	Men's Singles WH1 Semi-final #MSWH1115 JPN MURAYAMA HMURAYAMA Hiroshi Sport Class: WH1 0 CHN QU ZQU Zimo Sport Class: WH1 2	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium Court 2	Men's Doubles WH Semi-final #MDWH1-WH2507 CHN MAI Jianpeng / QU Zimo 2 JPN KAJIWARA Daiki / MURAYAMA Hiroshi 0	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium Court 4	Men's Singles WH1 Bronze Medal Match #MSWH1116 KOR LEE DSLEE Dong Seop Sport Class: WH1 2 JPN MURAYAMA HMURAYAMA Hiroshi Sport Class: WH1 1	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium Court 2	Men's Doubles WH Bronze Medal Match #MDWH1-WH2509 JPN KAJIWARA Daiki / MURAYAMA Hiroshi 2 THA HOMHUAL Jakarin / JUNTHONG Dumnern 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
5	Doubles WH	2019	Basel, SUI
9	Singles WH1	2019	Basel, SUI
9	Doubles WH	2017	Ulsan, KOR
9	Doubles WH	2017	Ulsan, KOR
9	Doubles WH	2015	Stoke Mandeville, GBR
17	Singles WH2	2015	Stoke Mandeville, GBR
17	Doubles WH	2015	Stoke Mandeville, GBR
Asian Para Games
5	Singles WH1	2018	Jakarta, INA
5	Doubles WH	2018	Jakarta, INA
5	Doubles WH	2018	Jakarta, INA

Occupation:

Josai International University, Japan

Languages spoken:

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation [SMBC] [JPN] / Pacific Wheelchair Badminton Club [JPN]

Kim Jung Ja [national]; Masayuki Yamazakoi [national], JPN; Takahiro Furuya [national], JPN

He took up Para badminton in 2012. (nhk.or.jp, 10 May 2017)

"My family often played badminton together, so I also wanted to do it with them." (city.chiba.jp, 30 Jan 2020; team-smbc.com, 22 Feb 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (team-smbc.com, 22 Feb 2019)

Winning gold in the WH1 singles at the 2016 Colombia International. (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, Nov 2017)

His family, Japanese Para badminton player Seiji Yamami. (team-smbc.com, 22 Feb 2019; chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, Nov 2017)

Philosophy:

"Have fun in competitions and everyday life." (city.chiba.jp, 30 Jan 2020)

General Interest

Classification
WH1 (city.chiba.jp, 30 Jan 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (team-smbc.com, 22 Feb 2019)

Impairment Details
He has used a wheelchair since 2008 as a result of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy [CIDP], an autoimmune illness which causes progressive weakness and impaired sensory function in the limbs. (team-smbc.com, 22 Feb 2019)

General
CLUB
He founded the Pacific Wheelchair Badminton Club in Chiba, Japan. "I wanted to let more people know about the sport." (team-smbc.com, 22 Feb 2019; chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, Nov 2017; pacificbadminton.grupo.jp, 08 May 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/hiroshi.murayama55

Legend

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

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