WATANABE Yusuke

Date of Birth: 14 Aug 1975

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Sport Class: SH1

Place of birth: FUCHU

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : FUCHU

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Shooting	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	45
	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	30

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Asaka Shooting Range - 10m Range	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished
	Asaka Shooting Range - 50m Range	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
World Championships
29	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2006	Sargans, SUI
34	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	605.3
39	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Cheongju, KOR	597.3
47	R5 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2	2010	Zagreb, CRO
49	R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS	626.6
Asian Para Games
15	R6 - Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1	2018	Jakarta, INA	603.6

Occupation:

Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, JPN

Languages spoken:

Katsura Isaka [national], JPN

Left (parasapo.tokyo, 19 Apr 2017)

He took up the sport in 2005. (Athlete, 05 May 2018)

His wife encouraged him to take up the sport after watching the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens on television. (parasapo.tokyo, 19 Apr 2017)

To reach the final at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 13 Jun 2018)

He predominantly trains at home and goes to a shooting range twice a month. (jiji.com, 01 Dec 2020)

Spanish Para shooter Juan Antonio Saavedra Reinaldo. (Athlete, 05 May 2018)

Philosophy:

"Through shooting Para sport, I want to show that my life became happier after being impaired. If I had my right arm, I would not have taken the sport up and be able to perform on the international stage." (paralympic.org, 13 Jun 2018)

General Interest

Classification
SH1, SH2C (IPC, 24 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (parasapo.tokyo, 19 Apr 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (parasapo.tokyo, 19 Apr 2017)

Impairment Details
His right arm was amputated after he was involved in a factory accident at age 28. (parasapo.tokyo, 19 Apr 2017)

General
CLASSIFICATION CHANGE
In 2011 he took a break from the sport and switched classification from SH2 to SH1 after he began using a prosthetic arm. "I needed time to adapt to the arm as it had no sensation. I resumed competing internationally in 2013." (paralympic.org, 13 Jun 2018)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013560992655

Legend

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

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