ARIYASU Ryohei

Date of Birth: 2 Feb 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PR3-B2

Place of birth: SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : CHOFU

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+ JPN Japan	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+ Heat 2 #8	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+ Repechage 2 #16	Finished
	Sea Forest Waterway	PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+ Final B #20	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
4	Men's PR3 Pair	2018	Plovdiv, BUL
14	PR3 Mixed Coxed Four - PR3Mix4+	2019	Linz, AUT	7:52.72

Pooh-san (Instagram profile, 09 Feb 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Physiotherapist, Student

Tsukuba University of Technology, Japan

Languages spoken:

Tokyu E-Life Design [Japan]

Other sports:

He has competed in Para rowing, Para cross-country skiing and Para judo. (tokyu-fudosan-hd.co.jp, 19 Nov 2020; mainichi.jp, 31 Aug 2019; worldrowing.com, 19 Jan 2018; paralympic.org, 25 Apr 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. (tokyu-fudosan-hd.co.jp, 19 Nov 2020)

Japanese judoka Hangai Shizuka. (paralympic.org, 25 Apr 2021)

Philosophy:

"When playing sports, I had only perceived my vision impairment as a disadvantage, but it dawned on me that it was actually a 'ticket' to the Paralympic Games. I was able to see my impairment in a positive light for the first time in my life." (paralympic.org, 25 Apr 2021)

General Interest

Classification
PR3 (World Rowing, 03 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (mainichi.jp, 31 Aug 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (mainichi.jp, 31 Aug 2019)

Impairment Details
He was diagnosed with macular retinal dystrophy which resulted in vision loss at age 15. (mainichi.jp, 31 Aug 2019)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied neurophysiology at the Graduate School of Medicine at Kyorin University in Japan. (tokyu-fudosan-hd.co.jp, 19 Nov 2020; nikkansports.com, 28 Mar 2019; 1242.com, 22 Jan 2021)

MOVE TO JAPAN
Born in San Francisco, CA, Untied States of America, he moved to Japan at age five. (1242.com, 22 Jan 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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