HIRAI Miki

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 10 Sep 1981

Age: 39

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 2.5

Place of birth: AMAKUSA

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : 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
Paralympic Games
4	Women	2008	Beijing, CHN
World Championships
7	Women	2010	Birmingham, GBR
9	Women	2014	Toronto, ON, CAN

Occupation:

University Staff

Languages spoken:

Kyushu Dolphin [Japan] since 2000

Sukemasa Tokunaga [club], JPN; Yoshiaki Iwasa [national], JPN

She took up the sport in 2000. (city.shinagawa.tokyo.jp, 07 Jun 2019)

She was encouraged to watch a wheelchair basketball game in grade 10 of high school, and joined the wheelchair basketball team, Kyushu Dolphin after graduating from high school. "[When I watched a match], it was shocking. It opened my eyes, as I thought that it would be impossible for me to play sports." (nishinippon.co.jp, 12 Jun 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (nishinippon.co.jp, 12 Jun 2021)

General Interest

Classification
2.5 (IWBF, 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (nishinippon.co.jp, 12 Jun 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nishinippon.co.jp, 12 Jun 2021)

Impairment Details
Her spinal cord injury was the result of a medical accident when she underwent cancer surgery at age two. (nishinippon.co.jp, 12 Jun 2021)

General
2011 EARTHQUAKE
In March 2011 the walls of her house were cracked in Kumamoto, Japan, and the welfare facility where she worked became a shelter for the victims due to 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku in Fukushima Prefecture. She was considering withdrawing from the national training camp the following month, but her colleagues encouraged her to continue her sporting career. "They sent me off by saying, 'do your best', despite being exhausted due to lack of people to help out. Thanks to them, I am who I am today. I want to play well and win a medal [at the 2020 Paralympic Games] as I think that it will be the best way to express my gratitude to them." (nishinippon.co.jp, 12 Jun 2021)

Legend

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

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