ODAJIMA Rie

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 1 Apr 1989

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 2.5

Place of birth: TOKYO

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KOGANEI

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Women JPN Japan	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #04 AUS Australia 47 JPN Japan 73	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #07 JPN Japan 54 GBR Great Britain 48	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #18 CAN Canada 61 JPN Japan 35	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #39 JPN Japan 54 GER Germany 59	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Quarterfinal #53 NED Netherlands 82 JPN Japan 24	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Classification Playoff 5/6 #66 CAN Canada 68 JPN Japan 49	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Para Games
2	Women	2018	Jakarta, INA

Odaji (city.koganei.lg.jp, 08 Jul 2021)

Shopping, travelling, spending time with her dog. (hochi.news, 18 Mar 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Languages spoken:

Kanako Shiina [club], JPN; Yoshiaki Iwasa [national], JPN

Position style:

Forward, Guard (city.koganei.lg.jp, 08 Jul 2021)

She took up the sport in 2013. (1242.com, 15 Nov 2018; hochi.news, 18 Mar 2019)

Her father suggested she try Para sports, and she found a leaflet about a wheelchair basketball class at a rehabilitation centre. She participated in the class, and enjoyed the speed in a wheelchair. She was also inspired by the instructor who had represented Japan at the Paralympic Games. "When Tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 Paralympic Games, I thought that I would definitely compete there." (recruit-2020.tokyo, 20 Jan 2020; 1242.com, 15 Nov 2018; hochi.news, 18 Mar 2019; Recruit YouTube channel, 05 Apr 2019; ICTV, 06 Aug 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Twitter profile, 16 Feb 2020)

Coach Shiho Nagano. (1242.com, 15 Nov 2018)

She received the Three Point Award at the 2018 and 2020 Empress's Cup in Japan. (jwbf.gr.jp, 13 Jan 2020; basketball-zine.com, 13 Nov 2018)

General Interest

Classification
2.5 (IWBF, 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (1242.com, 15 Nov 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (recruit-2020.tokyo, 20 Jan 2020)

Impairment Details
The impairment in her right leg and the core of the body is a result of an accident that damaged the spinal cord at age 22 in 2011. (recruit-2020.tokyo, 20 Jan 2020; 1242.com, 15 Nov 2018; bs-asahi.co.jp, 2016)

General
RETURN TO HEALTH
She suffered from an eating disorder while in high school. She was able to overcome the disorder after she took up the sport. "Since I was involved in basketball, I thought that I had to eat well. The sport changed my life completely." (hochi.news, 18 Mar 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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