NAGAI Takamasa

Japan
Judo
4 Jan 1995
26
Male
B1
NAKANOJO
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
JUD Judo Men -73 kg 7

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1
Men -73 kg Elimination Round of 16
#4
JPN
NAGAI TNAGAI Takamasa
 Sport Class: B1
10
IPP
ARG
RAMIREZ RRAMIREZ Rodolfo
 Sport Class: B1
0
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1
Men -73 kg Quarterfinals
#10
RPC
KUTUEV VKUTUEV Vasilii
 Sport Class: B2
10
IPP
JPN
NAGAI TNAGAI Takamasa
 Sport Class: B1
0
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1
Men -73 kg Final of Repechage B
#28
LTU
BAREIKIS OBAREIKIS Osvaldas
 Sport Class: B3
11
IPP
JPN
NAGAI TNAGAI Takamasa
 Sport Class: B1
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
World Championships
9Men -73 kg2018Odivelas, POR
Asian Para Games
3Men -73 kg2018Jakarta, INA
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University Staff
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Mathematics - Gakushuin University, Tokyo, JPN
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Japanese
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Gakushuin University [Tokyo, JPN]
:
Yoshiyasu Endo [national], JPN; Yusuke Suzuki [personal], JPN, from 2018
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In 2017 he damaged a ligament in his ankle. (Nippon Challenged Athlete Radio, 09 Oct 2020; nhk.or.jp, 22 Nov 2020)

In 2014 he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in his knee. He underwent surgery and returned to competitive action in 2015. (Nippon Challenged Athlete Radio, 09 Oct 2020; nhk.or.jp, 22 Nov 2020)
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He took up able-bodied judo in grade one of primary school and switched to Para judo in grade nine of middle school. (Nippon Challenged Athlete Radio, 09 Oct 2020; nhk.or.jp, 22 Nov 2020; tokyo-np.co.jp, 28 Oct 2020)
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His wanted to take up a sport but it was considered dangerous for him to train outside. Therefore, he was introduced to judo at a local judo centre as he could train indoors. One of his coaches then encouraged him to participate in a Para judo training camp. (Nippon Challenged Athlete Radio, 09 Oct 2020; nhk.or.jp, 22 Nov 2020)
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To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (nhk.or.jp, 22 Nov 2020)
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"Never give up until the end of a match." (Nippon Challenged Athlete Radio, 09 Oct 2020)

General Interest

Classification
B1 (IBSA, 03 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Nippon Challenged Athlete Radio, 09 Oct 2020 )

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (parasapo.tokyo, 03 Mar 2021)

Impairment Details
He lost his vision at age two as a result of being diagnosed with retinoblastoma [eye cancer]. (judob.or.jp, 27 Sep 2020; parasapo.tokyo, 03 Mar 2021)

General
FUTURE CAREER
He studied mathematics at Gakushuin University in Japan and aspires to pursue a career as a mathematics teacher after competing at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "I have always loved maths since I was in primary school. There are also similarities between judo and math. In judo, of course, I do it depending on my feelings, but there are formulae like which techniques I should apply in order to defend and attack. Moreover, my inspiration was my maths teacher without vision, who I met at middle school. He told me about his experiences such as going overseas alone and living alone, and it helped me to open my eyes wide. I want to become a teacher like him and pass down my experiences and wisdom and the pleasure of maths to the next generation." (Nippon Challenged Athlete Radio, 09 Oct 2020; sankei.com, 20 Mar 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
IPP:
Ippon
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