MIZUTA Mika

Japan

Shooting

Date of Birth: 27 Aug 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SH2

Place of birth: MACHIDA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : MACHIDA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	32

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
24	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	631.7

Hobbies:

Watching films, karaoke, going to concerts, studying the English and Korean languages, painting her nails. (Instagram profile, 21 Apr 2021; sports-tokyo.info, 05 Dec 2018; jpssf.com, 30 Jun 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Education:

Information Technology, Psychology - JF Oberlin University, Machida, JPN

Languages spoken:

Japanese

Club name:

Hakuju Institute for Health Science [Japan]

Coach:

Ken Torii [personal], JPN

Hand:

Left (nikkansports.com, 28 Nov 2019; sports-tokyo.info, 05 Dec 2018)

Debut:

2018 for Japan, World Cup in Chateauroux, France (sports-tokyo.info, 05 Dec 2018; jpssf.com, 11 Sep 2018)

National team:

2018 (bs-asahi.co.jp, 22 Dec 2018)

Start:

She took up the sport at age 18. (bs-asahi.co.jp, 22 Dec 2018; sports-tokyo.info, 05 Dec 2018)

Reason:

She became interested in the sport in grade 11 of high school after attending a talk by Japanese Para shooter Aki Taguchi. She was also motivated by the chance to compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sports-tokyo.info, 05 Dec 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (1242.com, 31 Jan 2020)

Influence:

Her mother Terumi Mizuta and Japanese Para shooter Aki Taguchi. (sports.nhk.or.jp, 18 Mar 2021; bs-asahi.co.jp, 22 Dec 2018; sports-tokyo.info, 05 Dec 2018)

Philosophy:

"I don't pressure myself into thinking I need to hit dead centre. Instead, I tell myself, 'If you hit 10.6 points or above per shot, good. If it's lower, not good'. I think that's what works for me." (parasapo.tokyo, 12 Nov 2020)

General Interest

Classification
SH2 (IPC, 23 Apr 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (sports-tokyo.info, 05 Dec 2018)

Impairment Details
At age 13 she was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth [CMT], which causes muscle atrophy and nerve damage. She was originally right-handed, but her impairment led to a complete loss of grip strength in her right hand. (1242.com, 31 Jan 2020; nikkansports.com, 28 Nov 2019; Para Do YouTube channel, 24 Jan 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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