HIROSE Junko

Japan
Judo
12 Oct 1990
30
Female
B2
YAMAGUCHI
 
Japan
MATSUYAMA
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
JUD Judo Women -57 kg 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1
Women -57 kg Elimination Round of 16
#6
BLR
BOGDANOVA EBOGDANOVA Elena
 Sport Class: B1
0
JPN
HIROSE JHIROSE Junko
 Sport Class: B2
10
IPP
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1
Women -57 kg Quarterfinals
#13
UZB
SAMANDAROVA PSAMANDAROVA Parvina
 Sport Class: B3
11
IPP
JPN
HIROSE JHIROSE Junko
 Sport Class: B2
0
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1
Women -57 kg Final of Repechage B
#30
JPN
HIROSE JHIROSE Junko
 Sport Class: B2
10
IPP
ARG
GONZALEZ LGONZALEZ Laura
 Sport Class: B2
0
Finished
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1
Women -57 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
#32
JPN
HIROSE JHIROSE Junko
 Sport Class: B2
1
TUR
CELIK ZCELIK Zeynep
 Sport Class: B3
10
IPP
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
3Women -57 kg2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
2Women -57 kg2018Odivelas, POR
9Women -57 kg2014Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Asian Para Games
3Women -57 kg2018Jakarta, INA
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Junko-chan (parasapo.tokyo, 18 Mar 2021; Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)
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Junko Miwa
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Athlete, Office Worker
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Clinical Psychology - Hanazono University, Kyoto, JPN
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Husband Haruka Hirose [2015]
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Japanese
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SMBC Nikko Securities [Japan]
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Haruka Hirose [husband], JPN, from 2015; Masaya Sato [national], JPN
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Her husband Haruka Hirose represented Japan in Para Judo at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing and the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. He has also served as her personal coach. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Aug 2021; bs-asahi.co.jp, 27 Jun 2020; Athlete, 13 Sep 2016; sports.nhk.or.jp, 17 Jul 2021; Para Do Fuji TV, 24 Aug 2020)
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She competed in able-bodied judo at high school level in Japan. (2020.yahoo.co.jp, 20 Nov 2020)
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2013 for Japan (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)
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She began able-bodied judo at age 11, and took up Para judo in 2012. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016; sports.nhk.or.jp, 17 Jul 2019; parasapo.tokyo, 18 Mar 2021)
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She was inspired to take up judo after reading a manga that featured the sport. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016; smbcnikko.co.jp, Oct 2020)
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To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (parasapo.tokyo, 18 Mar 2021)
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Representing Japan with her husband Haruka at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 13 Sep 2016)
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Her mother, and husband Haruka. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016; 2020.yahoo.co.jp, 20 Nov 2020)
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In 2018 she received the Kagayaki Matsuyama Grand Award in Japan. (city.matsuyama.ehime.jp, 20 Jul 2018)

In 2016 she was presented with Matsuyama Culture and Sports Honorary Award in Japan. (city.matsuyama.ehime.jp, 20 Jul 2018)

In 2016 she received the Ehime Culture and Sports Award in Japan. (ebc.co.jp, 21 Mar 2017)

In 2016 she received the Kyoto Sports Highest Honorary Award in Japan. (city.kyoto.lg.jp, 01 Nov 2016)

General Interest

Classification
B2 (IBSA, 03 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (number.bunshun.jp, 05 Sep 2019)

Impairment Details
At age 19 she was diagnosed with Adult-onset Still's disease [AOSD], an autoimmune condition that causes joint pain and stiffness, as well as inflammation in other areas of the body. She lost her central vision due to complications resulting from the condition. (2020.yahoo.co.jp, 20 Nov 2020; smbcnikko.co.jp, Oct 2020; number.bunshun.jp, 05 Sep 2019; ebc.co.jp, 21 Mar 2017)

General
HUSBAND
She met her husband and fellow Japanese Para judoka Haruka Hirose in 2013 at tournament in Colorado Springs, CO, United States of America, and the couple married in 2015. "We had a long-distance relationship at first. Therefore, I told him, 'If a distance is a problem, I will go to Ehime [Japan], so please marry me'. At that time, I wasn't sure whether I would be able to continue my sporting career there, but it was okay just to be with him. [Now] even if training is intense, I feel assured that Haruka is with me. I would've quit judo if my husband was not with me. I'm happy to get married to him." (smbcnikko.co.jp, Oct 2020; Para Do Fuji TV, 24 Aug 2020; Nippon Challenged Athlete Radio, 19 Feb 2018)

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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