MIYAJI Mitsuhide

Japan

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 29 Oct 1957

Age: 63

Gender: Male

Sport Class: GII

Place of birth: KAGOSHIMA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KONAN

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Equestrian	Team Test to Music JPN Japan	15
	Individual Test - Grade II	7
	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II	8

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Test - Grade II	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Freestyle Test - Grade II	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
11	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ib	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Occupation:

Office Worker

Family:

Wife Yumiko Miyaji

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Refine Equine Academy [Japan]

Coach:

Norio Miki [national], JPN

Start:

He took up the sport in 2007 (asahi.com, 09 Jul 2016)

Reason:

Before his stroke he worked as a horse training assistant at the Japan Racing Association. He tried a number of sports, including marathon and skiing, for rehabilitation and found that horses were the best option because they gave him energy. (JRA YouTube channel, 19 Jul 2021; Athlete, 08 Sep 2016)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (news24.jp, 08 Jul 2021)

Hero:

British Para equestrian Lee Pearson. (Athlete, 08 Sep 2016)

Influence:

His wife. (nhk.or.jp, 26 Jul 2016)

Philosophy:

"The horses brought me back to life. All I would like to say to them is really, truly, thank you." (JRA YouTube channel, 19 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Classification
GRADE II (FEI, 19 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nhk.or.jp, 26 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
He sustained paralysis in the right side of his body and his brain was impaired following a stroke in 2005. (nhk.or.jp, 26 Jul 2016, 09 Jun 2015; mainichi.jp, 07 Jul 2016)

Social Media

https://twitter.com/1957_da

Legend

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

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