MIURA Hiroshi

Date of Birth: 14 Oct 1964

Age: 56

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: TOKYO

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : TOKYO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Men's -49 kg	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Men's -49 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
5	-49 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	126
9	-48 kg	2012	London, GBR	117
World Championships
11	-49 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	130.0
12	-49 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	116.0
12	-56 kg	2006	Busan, KOR	102.5
16	-49 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	125.0
Asian Para Games
4	-49 kg	2018	Jakarta, INA	121

Peter (Facebook profile, 12 Jun 2021)

Playing the guitar. (sankei.com, 03 May 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Languages spoken:

Tokyo Big Sight [Japan]

Jon Amos [national], GBR

2006 for Japan, World Championships in Busan, Korea (Athlete, 23 Aug 2012)

He began powerlifting at age 41. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2012)

He was inspired after watching the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. He began by playing wheelchair basketball in a rehabilitation institution, but he wanted to do an individual sport so he tried powerlifting. (wedge.ismedia.jp, 08 Feb 2013; Athlete, 23 Aug 2012)

To set a personal best at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo and to compete at the 2024 Games in Paris. (yomiuri.co.jp, 23 Aug 2020)

Before lifting he lies down on the bench and stretches out his arms in a circular motion while imagining how his lift is going to go. (paralympic.org, 18 Oct 2016)

Philosophy:

"Now or never." (parasapo.tokyo, 26 Jul 2021)

In 2016 he was given the Sumida Sports Special Merit Award in Tokyo, Japan. (city.sumida.lg.jp, 22 Oct 2016)

In 2011 and 2012 he was named Best Athlete at the National Business Team Bench Press Championships in Japan. (wedge.ismedia.jp, 08 Feb 2013)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (doyukai.or.jp, 01 Feb 2015; wedge.ismedia.jp, 08 Feb 2013)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (doyukai.or.jp, 01 Feb 2015; wedge.ismedia.jp, 08 Feb 2013)

Impairment Details
In 2002 he sustained spinal cord injuries in an accident while working with a forklift at a music concert. (sankei.com, 03 May 2019; doyukai.or.jp, 01 Feb 2015; wedge.ismedia.jp, 08 Feb 2013)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as executive secretary of the Japanese Para Powerlifting Federation and the Japan Powerlifting Association. (jpa-powerlifting.or.jp, 01 Jun 2015; phouse.jp, 20 Mar 2015)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/hiro.muller

Legend

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

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