TAGUCHI Yuji

Date of Birth: 16 Feb 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: B2

Place of birth: MIHARA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : TOKOROZAWA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Goalball	Men JPN Japan	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group A #03 ALG Algeria 4 JPN Japan 13	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group A #17 JPN Japan 11 USA United States 1	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group A #25 LTU Lithuania 2 JPN Japan 10	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group A #29 JPN Japan 3 BRA Brazil 8	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Quarterfinal #41 JPN Japan 4 CHN China 7	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Para Games
4	Men	2018	Jakarta, INA

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Languages spoken:

Tokorozawa Thunders [Japan]

Rikiya Kudo [national], JPN

Position style:

Centre (jgba.jp, 30 Apr 2021)

He took up the sport in 2014 in Tokorozawa, Japan. (parasapo.tokyo, 20 Aug 2020; kouenirai.com, 05 Jan 2017)

He was introduced to goalball when he entered the National Rehabilitation Centre for People with Impairments. (kouenirai.com, 05 Jan 2017)

General Interest

Classification
B2 (isas.ibsasport.org, 2021; jgba.jp, 30 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (parasapo.tokyo, 20 Aug 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (kouenirai.com, 05 Jan 2021)

Impairment Details
He was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at age 10. (parasapo.tokyo, 20 Aug 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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