UTSUGI Mikuni

Date of Birth: 29 Jan 2003

Age: 18

Gender: Female

Sport Class: SB8,SM9

Place of birth: KYOTO

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KYOTO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB8	6
	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB8 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 100m Breaststroke - SB8 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM9 Heat 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Para Games
1	100m Breaststroke - SB8	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:28.19
2	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2018	Jakarta, INA	5:19.15
3	200m Individual Medley - SM9	2018	Jakarta, INA	2:51.19
6	50m Freestyle - S9	2018	Jakarta, INA	33.37

Occupation:

Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, Kumatori, JPN

Languages spoken:

Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences [Kumatori, JPN]

Yohei Hamagami [club]; Takumi Uegaki [national], JPN

National team:

2017 (jsfpid.com, 21 Jul 2017; kyoto-np.co.jp, 04 Mar 2017)

She began swimming at age three, and took up the sport seriously in 2016 at Rakuhoku Junior High School in Kyoto, Japan. (ouhs.jp, 26 May 2021)

When she went to watch a swimming competition, she was introduced to Para swimming by an acquaintance of Japanese Para swimmer Mei Ichinose. (ytv-athlete.jp, 22 Sep 2018)

To reach the final of the SB8 100m breaststroke at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and to win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Outside of sport, she wants to become a primary school teacher. (ouhs.jp, 26 May 2021)

In 2019 she received a Rookie Award at the Japan Para Sports Awards. (yomiuri.co.jp, 12 Jan 2019)

In 2016 she received the Kyoto Sports Grand Award in Japan. (city.kyoto.lg.jp, 2016)

General Interest

Classification
S9, SB8, SM9 (IPC, 30 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (kyoto-np.co.jp, 04 Mar 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (kyoto-np.co.jp, 04 Mar 2017)

Impairment Details
She was born without her right arm below the elbow. (kyoto-np.co.jp, 04 Mar 2017; nhk.or.jp, 30 Aug 2016; ytv-athlete.jp, 22 Sep 2018)

Social Media

Legend

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

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