OGIWARA Kotaro

Date of Birth: 13 Aug 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S8,SM8

Place of birth: CHIBA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : CHIBA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 100m Freestyle - S8
	Men's 100m Butterfly - S8
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM8
	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points JPN Japan	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Freestyle - S8 Heat 3	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM8 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Butterfly - S8 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Asian Para Games
2	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2018	Jakarta, INA	4:38.87
3	100m Freestyle - S8	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:03.09
3	100m Butterfly - S8	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:09.22
6	50m Freestyle - S8	2018	Jakarta, INA	29.80

Occupation:

Juntendo University, Tokyo, JPN

Languages spoken:

Central Sports [JPN] / Juntendo University [JPN]

Hiroshi Enomoto [Central Sports], JPN; Takumi Uegaki [national], JPN

He took up swimming while in kindergarten. (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 01 Dec 2019)

He got involved in the sport as it does not require physical contact with others. (city.chiba.jp, 16 Jan 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 01 Dec 2019)

He strengthens his left upper arm by putting a pull buoy between his legs, so he is unable to use them while swimming. (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 01 Dec 2019)

In 2019 he received a Chiba Prefecture Governor's Award in Japan. (tokyo-np.co.jp, 11 Jan 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S8, SB8, SM8 (IPC, 30 Jul 2021)

Impairment Details
The impairment in his right shoulder and leg is a result of chondrosarcoma, a type of cancer, for which he underwent surgery at age four. (city.chiba.jp, 16 Jan 2019; chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 01 Dec 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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