IMAI Koichi

Japan

Canoe Sprint

Date of Birth: 27 Apr 1974

Age: 47

Gender: Male

Sport Class: VL3

Place of birth: HIROSHIMA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : SAKAIDE

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3	12

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Heat 2 #18	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Semi-final 1 #41	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Final B #48	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Hobbies:

Reading. (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Education:

Shimane University, Matsue, JPN

Family:

Wife Reiko Imai

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Kagawa Para Canoe Association [JPN] / Colopl [JPN]

Coach:

Izumi Honda [national], JPN

Other sports:

He competed in Para swimming at national level, and won gold in the 50m freestyle at the 2015 National Championships. (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021; bgf.or.jp, 02 Jul 2021)

Start:

He took up canoe in 2017 in Kawagawa Prefecture, Japan, and began focusing on Para canoe in 2018. (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021)

Reason:

In 2013 he got involved in Para swimming in order to take care of his health after he began using a prosthetic leg. He met his wife through the sport, and he was also influenced to begin canoeing by her because she had competed in canoe while she was in high school. (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021)

Influence:

His wife Reiko Imai. (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021))

General Interest

Classification
KL3, VL3 (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021)

Impairment Details
He sustained an impairment to his left leg after he was involved in a traffic accident. Later his left leg was amputated above the knee as the result of a malignant tumour in 2013. (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He is the founder of the Kagawa Para Canoe Association in Japan. "There was not a single person who competed in Para canoe in Kagawa Prefecture. Simply, I wanted to have more friends to compete alongside me." (Nippon Challenged Athletes Radio, 19 Apr 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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