TANIKAWA Yuki

Sitting Volleyball

Date of Birth: 25 May 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: VS2

Place of birth: KUMANO

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : HIMEJI

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
World Championships
15	Men	2018	Netherlands
Asian Para Games
6	Men	2018	Jakarta, INA

Occupation:

Yoshihiro Kubo [national], JPN

Position style:

Setter (nhk.or.jp, 01 Jan 2021)

He began playing able-bodied volleyball at primary school. (nhk.or.jp, 01 Jan 2021)

A friend suggested he try sitting volleyball. (nhk.or.jp, 01 Jan 2021)

He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2016 National Championships in Japan. (challeath.com, 08 Jul 2017)

General Interest

Classification
VS2 (worldparavolley.org, 12 Dec 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nhk.or.jp, 01 Jan 2021)

Impairment Details
He has an impairment to his left leg as the result of an accident. (nhk.or.jp, 01 Jan 2021)

Legend

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

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