TATSUMI Hiromi

Date of Birth: 12 Jul 1977

Age: 44

Gender: Male

Sport Class: KL2

Place of birth: ITANO

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KUTCHAN

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Sprint	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2	11

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Heat 1 #5	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Semi-final 1 #23	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	Men's Kayak Single 200m - KL2 Final B #30	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
10	Men's K1 200m TA	2012	Poznan, POL	57.852
23	Kayak Single 200m - KL3	2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	52.306
23	Va'a Single 200m - VL3	2018	Montemor-o-Velho, POR	1:08.249
23	Kayak Single 200m - KL2	2015	Milan, ITA	55.499

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Office Worker

Wife Maki Tatsumi, two sons

Languages spoken:

TESS Engineering [Japan]

Izumi Honda [national], JPN

Other sports:

He has competed in international Para skiing events. (patagonia.jp, 03 Feb 2014; hiromitatsumi.com, 01 Oct 2018; youteioutdoor.com, 03 Aug 2021)

He took up the sport in 2008. (hiromitatsumi.com, 01 Oct 2018)

He was encouraged to begin paddling by a friend. (nhk.or.jp, 18 Jun 2021)

In 2016 he made his own training machine in his garage with the guidance of his father, due to the difficulty of finding training venues during the winter in Hokkaido, Japan. The machine has the same resistance as paddling on water, and he has added a 20-kilogram weight to a rod which he uses like a paddle while on the machine. (nhk.or.jp, 18 Jun 2021)

General Interest

Classification
KL2, VL3 (ICF, 01 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (nhk.or.jp, 18 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nhk.or.jp, 18 Jun 2021)

Impairment Details
He sustained a fracture-dislocation of the spine as the result of a snowboarding accident in 2008. (nhk.or.jp, 18 Jun 2021; hiromitatsumi.com, 01 Oct 2018)

General
BUSINESS
In 2011 he and his wife founded outdoor activity company YouteiOutdoor in Japan, which offers activities including rafting, kayaking and camping. (hiromitatsumi.com, 01 Oct 2018; youteioutdoor.com, 03 Aug 2021)

Social Media

Athlete Blog: https://www.youteioutdoor.com/blog
https://www.facebook.com/hiromi.tatsumi
https://instagram.com/hiromitatsumi
Athlete Website: https://hiromitatsumi.com

Legend

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

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