IMAI Tomoaki

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 12 Mar 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 1.0

Place of birth: ABIKO

Birth Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed JPN Japan	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #04 JPN Japan 53 FRA France 51	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #06 JPN Japan 60 DEN Denmark 51	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #10 AUS Australia 53 JPN Japan 57	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Semifinal #15 JPN Japan 49 GBR Great Britain 55	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Bronze Medal #17 AUS Australia 52 JPN Japan 60	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
3	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
4	Mixed	2014	Odense, DEN

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Mitsubishi Corporation [JPN] / Tokyo Suns [JPN]

Kevin Orr [national], USA

Position style:

Back (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 01 Dec 2019)

2014 for Japan, World Championships in Odense, Denmark (1242.com, 26 Nov 2015)

He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2009. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

He was introduced the sport by Japanese wheelchair rugby player Kazuhiko Kanno. (city.chiba.jp, 16 Jan 2019; Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 01 Dec 2019)

He trains six days a week. (chiba-jonetsu-athlete.com, 01 Dec 2019)

Canadian coach Adam Frost. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

He listens to Japanese band Def Tech's 'My way' song before a game. (1242.com, 26 Nov 2015)

In 2015 and 2017 he was named Best Player in the class 1.0 category at the national championship in Japan. (mitsuifudosan.co.jp, 10 Jan 2018; mitsubishicorp.com, 01 Apr 2016)

In 2016 he received the Chiba Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (city.chiba.jp, 30 Sep 2016)

General Interest

Classification
1.0 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nhk.or.jp, 12 Nov 2015)

Impairment Details
He damaged his spine after diving into a pool at age 14. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016; nhk.or.jp, 12 Nov 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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