KURAHASHI Kae

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 15 Sep 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 0.5

Place of birth: KOBE

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : KOSHIGAYA

Residence 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
World Championships
1	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

Travel. (pref.saitama.lg.jp, 04 Jul 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Office Worker

Physical Education - Bunkyo University, Japan

Languages spoken:

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines [JPN] / Blitz [JPN]

Kevin Orr [national], USA

2017 for Japan (1242.com, 23 Oct 2017)

She began playing wheelchair rugby in 2014. (sportsbull.jp, 22 Dec 2017)

She was invited to attend a wheelchair rugby training session while she was rehabilitating from her fractured neck. "I wanted to try it because they were totally fine and did get scolded, despite colliding with one another in their wheelchairs." (Saitama Prefecture Olympic and Paralympics Division YouTube channel, 29 Jan 2019; paraspoplus.com, 23 Oct 2018; 1242.com, 23 Oct 2017)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (mainichi.jp, 09 Aug 2020)

Her parents. (pref.saitama.lg.jp, 04 Jul 2019)

She received a Rookie Award at the 2018 Mainichi Sports Awards organised by the Mainichi Shinbun in Japan. (logi-today.com, 14 Dec 2018)

General Interest

Classification
0.5 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (1242.com, 23 Oct 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (1242.com, 23 Oct 2017)

Impairment Details
She fractured her neck while trampoline training in 2011. (asahi.com, 06 May 2018; 1242.com, 23 Oct 2017)

Milestones

She became the first female player to represent Japan in wheelchair rugby when she was called up to the national team in 2017. (1242.com, 23 Oct 2017)

Social Media

Legend

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

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