TANI Mami

Japan
Triathlon
12 Mar 1982
39
Female
PTS4
TOKYO
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TRI Triathlon Women's PTS5 10

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Odaiba Marine Park
Women's PTS5
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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TRIATHLON
RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
1PTS42017Rotterdam, NED1:18:18
3PTS42018Gold Coast, QLD, AUS1:17:06
DSQPTS42019Lausanne, SUIDSQ

ATHLETICS
RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
6Women's Long Jump T442008Beijing, CHN4.28
9Women's Long Jump T42/442012London, GBR4.70
9Women's Long Jump T44/462004Athens, GRE3.95
World Championships
3Long Jump - T442013Lyon, FRA4.70
10Women's Long Jump T442006Assen, NED3.76
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Mami Sato
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Athlete, Office Worker
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Commerce - Waseda University, Tokyo, JPN
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Son Kaito [2015]
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English, Japanese
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Suntory [Japan]
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Masamitsu Tomikawa [national], JPN
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She has represented Japan in Para athletics, and competed in long jump at the Paralympic Games in 2004, 2008 and 2012. (jsad.or.jp, Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 25 Aug 2021)
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2017 for Japan (bridgestone.co.jp, 23 Dec 2017)
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She took up the sport in 2011, and began focusing on the sport in 2017. (nikkansports.com, 18 Aug 2021)
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She originally competed in Para athletics. After taking a three-year break in order to start a family, she switched to Para triathlon with a view to competing in the sport at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (bridgestone.co.jp, 23 Dec 2017; nikkansports.com, 18 Aug 2021)
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Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi. (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
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"God will not give you trials that you cannot bear." (Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)
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She and Para table tennis player Koyo Iwabuchi were flag bearers for Japan at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (nikkansports.com, 24 Aug 2021)

She carried the Paralympic torch during the relay, ahead of the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi. (japantimes.co.jp, 04 Oct 2014; nhk.or.jp, 20 Mar 2014)

She was given the Kensennuma City Honorary Prize in 2012. (kouenirai.com, Apr 2013)

She was presented with a Communication and Leadership Prize by Toastmasters District 76 in 2014. (asahi.com, 02 Nov 2014)

General Interest

Classification
PTS4 (triathlon.org, 25 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (bridgestone.co.jp, 23 Dec 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (bridgestone.co.jp, 23 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
Her right leg was amputated below the knee in 2001 after she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma [bone cancer] at age 20. (bridgestone.co.jp, 23 Dec 2017; jiji.com, 15 Aug 2021)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She served as an ambassador for Tokyo's 2020 Olympic and Paralympic bid team. In 2013 she participated in the 125th International Olympic Committee [IOC] session in order to deliver a presentation. (japantimes.co.jp, 04 Oct 2014; nhk.or.jp, 20 Mar 2014; nikkansports.com, 18 Aug 2021)

2011 EARTHQUAKE
Her house in Kesennuma, Japan, was destroyed by an earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku in March 2011. "When I saw the tsunami on the television news, the place where I was born and raised was shown, so I kept praying for my family to escape safely. I was finally able to contact my mother on the sixth day after the disaster." (jiji.com, 15 Aug 2021; med.or.jp, 20 Jan 2021; sankei.com, 19 Aug 2021)

AUTOBIOGRAPHY
She has released two books titled 'Luckey Girl' and 'Jump! Towards a dream' in 2004 and 2012, respectively. (s-rights.co.jp, 16 Aug 2012; blog.livedoor.jp, 17 Mar 2014; amazon.co.jp, 17 Sep 2004, 04 Dec 2012)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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