YONEOKA Satoru

Date of Birth: 6 Sep 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Sport Class: PTVI1

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : HIGASHIMURAYAMA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Triathlon	Men's PTVI	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's PTVI	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Yonechan (yoneoka.ciao.jp, 16 May 2015)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Nihon University , Tokyo, JPN

Languages spoken:

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group [Japan]

Masamitsu Tomikawa [national], JPN

Other sports:

He finished fifth at the 2020 Beppu Oita Marathon in Japan. (ms-ins.com, 02 Feb 2020)

2013 for Japan, in Yokohama, Japan (challenge-support.com, 25 Jan 2016)

He took up the sport competitively in 2013. (nhk.or.jp, 23 Aug 2021)

He originally tried marathon running before his guide suggested he try Para triathlon. (TBS News, 12 Apr 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (lumina-magazine.com, 09 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Classification
PTVI (triathlon.org, 25 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (sportsnewsmatome.com, 19 Apr 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (yoneoka.ciao.jp, 16 May 2015)

Impairment Details
He was born without vision in his right eye. He sustained retinal detachment in his left eye as the result of an accident at age 10, and lost his vision completely at age 25. (TBS News, 12 Apr 2020)

Guide
Naoki Okamura (challeath.com, 18 Apr 2017)

Social Media

Athlete Website: http://yoneoka.ciao.jp/

Legend

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

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