KUBOTA Kota

Date of Birth: 6 Mar 2000

Age: 21

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S8

Place of birth: CHIBA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : YOKOHAMA

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 Backstroke - S8	5
	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 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S8 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S8 Final	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	100m Backstroke - S8	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:14.04
2	4x100m Medley Relay - 34 Points	2018	Jakarta, INA	4:38.87
3	50m Freestyle - S8	2018	Jakarta, INA	28.28
4	100m Butterfly - S8	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:10.95
8	100m Breaststroke - SB8	2018	Jakarta, INA

Watching videos on the internet. (sports.nhk.or.jp, 19 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo, JPN

Languages spoken:

Nippon Sport Science University [Tokyo, JPN]

Takumi Washio [club], JPN; Takumi Uegaki [national], JPN

He first swam as a baby and took up Para swimming competitively in grade five of primary school in Chiba, Japan. (sports.nhk.or.jp, 19 Nov 2019, 23 May 2021)

He was introduced to Para swimming by his mother, who found a team in a local newspaper. (city.chiba.jp, 06 Dec 2018; sports.nhk.or.jp, 19 Nov 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 2017; parasapo.tokyo, 29 Jun 2018)

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

In 2018 he received the Kanagawa Prefecture Sports Excellence Award in Japan. (pref.kanagawa.jp, 30 Nov 2018)

General Interest

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

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 2017)

Impairment Details
He was born with an impairment to his left arm which is not fully functional, and swims using only his right arm. (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 2017; sports.nhk.or.jp, 19 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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