IWABUCHI Koyo

Date of Birth: 14 Dec 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 9

Place of birth: TOKYO

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : TOKYO

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Singles - Class 9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2	Men's Singles - Class 9 Group D #4 JPN IWABUCHI KIWABUCHI Koyo Sport Class: 9 3 GBR FACEY THOMPSON AFACEY THOMPSON Ashley Sport Class: 9 2	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2	Men's Singles - Class 9 Group D #10 JPN IWABUCHI KIWABUCHI Koyo Sport Class: 9 1 UKR KATS LKATS Lev Sport Class: 9 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2	Men's Singles - Class 9 Group D #17 JPN IWABUCHI KIWABUCHI Koyo Sport Class: 9 2 RPC NOZDRUNOV INOZDRUNOV Iurii Sport Class: 9 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
11	Singles - Class 9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
2	Team - Class 9	2017	Bratislava, SVK
3	Singles - Class 9	2018	Lasko, SLO
9	Singles - Class 9	2014	Beijing, CHN
11	Team - Class 9-10	2014	Beijing, CHN
Asian Para Games
1	Team - Class 9-10	2018	Jakarta, INA
2	Singles - Class 9	2018	Jakarta, INA

Ko, Bucchi (YouTube channel, 23 May 2020; parasapo.tokyo, 21 Aug 2020; kyowakirin.co.jp, 12 Jan 2021)

Making YouTube videos, watching sports. (YouTube channel, 05 Jan 2021; tokyo2020.org, 26 Aug 2020; kyowakirin.co.jp, 12 Jan 2021)

Occupation:

Waseda University, Tokyo, JPN

Languages spoken:

English, Japanese

Kyowa Kirin [Japan]

Shinji Sato [club], JPN; Satoshi Kawahara [national], JPN

Right (sankei.com, 06 Jan 2021)

2012 for Japan, in Suwon, Korea (Athlete, 12 May 2016)

He took up table tennis in grade seven at Waseda Jitsugyo Junior High School in Japan. (YouTube channel, 13 Jan 2020; nerimakanko.jp, 20 Jan 2021)

He considered taking up tennis and baseball when he entered middle school, but decided on table tennis as it required less running. He began competing in Para table tennis in grade nine of middle school after encouragement by a coach. (YouTube channel, 13 Jan 2020)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo-sports.co.jp, 01 Jul 2020; YouTube channel, 05 Jan 2021)

Japanese table tennis player Yuya Oshima. (Athlete, 12 May 2016)

His teammates at Waseda Table Tennis Club. (Athlete, 12 May 2016)

Philosophy:

"There are no absolutes." (nerimakanko.jp, 20 Jan 2021)

He and Para triathlete Mami Tani were flag bearers for Japan at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (nikkansports.com, 24 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
TT9 (ipttc.org, 01 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (YouTube channel, 13 Jan 2020)

Impairment Details
His impairment affects both his ankles. (YouTube channel, 13 Jan 2020; nerimakanko.jp, 20 Jan 2021)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In November 2020 he hosted a Para table tennis tournament called the Iwabuchi Open in Nerima, Japan, with the aid of crowdfunding. Earlier the same year, he began producing videos on his YouTube channel that aimed to raise awareness of Para sport and impairments. "With no search results of 'Para table tennis video' showing up on the web, I decided to make one myself, and launched my YouTube channel. Videos include my commentaries on the strengths and weaknesses of my potential opponents at Tokyo 2020 [the Paralympic Games]. Impairments are not disadvantages that should be pitied, but essential components of Paralympic sports. Therefore, I believe providing information on the impairments of opponents is also important." (sankei.com, 06 Jan 2021; YouTube channel, 23 Nov 2020; 2020.yahoo.co.jp, 28 Dec 2020; tokyo2020.org, 26 Aug 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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