KATO Masahiko

Sitting Volleyball

Date of Birth: 16 Apr 1969

Age: 52

Gender: Male

Sport Class: VS1

Place of birth: MATSUDO

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KATSUURA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Sitting Volleyball	Men JPN Japan	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Preliminaries Pool A #01 JPN Japan 0 RPC RPC 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Preliminaries Pool A #06 JPN Japan 0 EGY Egypt 3	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's Preliminaries Pool A #12 BIH Bosnia Herzegovina 3 JPN Japan 0	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall A	Men's 7-8 Classification #13 JPN Japan 0 CHN China 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
7	Men	2004	Athens, GRE
9	Men	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS
World Championships
15	Men	2018	Netherlands
Asian Para Games
6	Men	2018	Jakarta, INA

Scuba diving, motorcycle touring. (city.chiba.jp, 30 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Director

Languages spoken:

Chiba Pirates [Japan]

Yoshihiro Kubo [national], JPN

He took up the sport at age 28 in Tokyo, Japan. (sankei.com, 10 Jan 2016)

He played football before his leg was amputated, and even after the surgery he continued pursuing the sport by playing as goalkeeper. He got involved in wheelchair badminton as part of his rehabilitation, but he switched to sitting volleyball as he preferred team sports. (city.chiba.jp, 30 Jan 2020; sankei.com, 10 Jan 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sankei.com, 11 Jan 2016)

He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2018 National Championships in Japan. (parasapo.tokyo, 11 Dec 2018)

General Interest

Classification
VS1 (worldparavolley.org, 12 Dec 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (city.chiba.jp, 30 Jan 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (city.chiba.jp, 30 Jan 2020)

Impairment Details
His left leg was amputated below the knee following a medical accident when he had varicose vein surgery at age 26. (city.chiba.jp, 30 Jan 2020)

General
RETIREMENT AND RETURN
He retired from sitting volleyball following the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens in order to focus on setting up a business and his personal life. He was persuaded to return to the sport in 2015 by a friend after Tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 Paralympic Games. (chiba-gakushu.jp, 01 Nov 2019; sankei.com, 10 Jan 2016)

BUSINESS
He has served as a director at M Style, an exterior and garden design company in Japan. (jsad.or.jp, 30 Jul 2021; mstyle-yard.com, 2021)

Legend

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

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