MINAMI Nobuhiro

Date of Birth: 20 Mar 1969

Age: 52

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 2

Place of birth: MITOYO

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : MITOYO

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 2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Singles - Class 2 Group D #3 JPN MINAMI NMINAMI Nobuhiro Sport Class: 2 2 KOR CHA SYCHA Soo Yong Sport Class: 2 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Singles - Class 2 Group D #16 SVK RIAPOS JRIAPOS Jan Sport Class: 2 3 JPN MINAMI NMINAMI Nobuhiro Sport Class: 2 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
5	Singles - Class 2	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS
9	Singles - Class 2	2004	Athens, GRE
9	Team - Class 5	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS
10	Team - Class 5	2004	Athens, GRE
World Championships
9	Singles - Class 2	2006	Montreux, SUI
Asian Para Games
2	Team - Classes 1-2	2018	Jakarta, INA
5	Singles - Class 2	2018	Jakarta, INA

Languages spoken:

Kagawa Hikari [Japan]

Satoshi Kawahara [national], JPN

He took up the sport during primary school. (pref.kagawa.lg.jp, Mar 2019)

He was encouraged to try Para table tennis by a Para sports instructor. "I met him at a gym. He told me that he saw a person who had the same impairment as me play table tennis when he went to an international event." (pref.kagawa.lg.jp, Mar 2019)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (pref.kagawa.lg.jp, Mar 2019; news.ksb.co.jp, 01 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Have your own thoughts firmly. Think all your life and keep walking." (pref.kagawa.lg.jp, Mar 2019; Facebook profile, 01 Nov 2019)

General Interest

Classification
TT2 (stats.ipttc.org, 16 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (pref.kagawa.lg.jp, Mar 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (pref.kagawa.lg.jp, Mar 2019)

Impairment Details
He fractured his neck in a road traffic accident in grade two of primary school, which resulted in paralysis from the chest down. (pref.kagawa.lg.jp, Mar 2019)

General
RETIREMENT AND RETURN
He announced his retirement from international competition in 2007 due to family reasons. However, he returned to international competition in 2015. (pref.kagawa.lg.jp, Mar 2019; news.ksb.co.jp, 01 Jul 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011694274917

Legend

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

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