WAKAYAMA Hidefumi

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 3 Jan 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 1.0

Place of birth: NUMAZU

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : NUMAZU

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
Paralympic Games
3	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
4	Mixed	2012	London, GBR
World Championships
1	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
4	Mixed	2014	Odense, DEN

Waka (centerpole.work, 24 Nov 2015)

Languages spoken:

Ashitaka Care Centre [JPN] / Okinawa Hurricanes [JPN] since 2019 [Okinawa Hurricanes]

Kevin Orr [national], USA

2011 for Japan, in Cardiff, Great Britain (Athlete, 24 Aug 2012)

He was troubled by pain in his shoulder between 2019 and 2020. (shizu2020.pref.shizuoka.jp, 26 Sep 2020)

He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2007. (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

He became interested in wheelchair rugby after watching a documentary about the sport on television. (mainichi.jp, 08 Sep 2018; Athlete, 24 Aug 2012)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (shizu2020.pref.shizuoka.jp, 26 Sep 2020)

His parents. (centerpole.work, 24 Nov 2015)

In 2019 he was presented with the Numazu City Sports Honorary Award in Japan. (at-s.com, 06 Mar 2019)

In 2016 he received the Yokohama Sports Honorary Award in Japan. (hamaspo.com, 20 Mar 2017)

He was named the Best 1.0 Class Player at the 2015 Japan National Championship. (wakuwaku-works.com, 21 May 2015)

General Interest

Classification
1.0 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (centerpole.work, 24 Nov 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
He damaged his spine in a swimming pool accident at age 19. (shizu2020.pref.shizuoka.jp, 26 Sep 2020; Athlete, 04 Sep 2016)

General
COACH
He served as head coach the Yokohama Gijuku wheelchair rugby team in Japan. (hamaspo.com, 20 Jan 2017; centerpole.work, 24 Nov 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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