Atsushi Yamamoto
Atsushi Yamamoto (山本 篤, Yamamoto Atsushi, born April 19, 1982) is a leg amputee athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T42 sprint and long jump events. He won silver medals in the long jump at the 2008 and 2016 Paralympics.[1]
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Native name | 山本篤 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan | April 19, 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 28 July 2015. |
Yamamoto also competed in snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[2][3]
References
- "Atsushi Yamamoto". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23.
- "Medals and Ranking — Men's Snowboard Cross SB-LL1". pyeongchang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018.
- "Medals and Ranking — Men's Banked Slalom SB-LL1". pyeongchang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 17 March 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Atsushi Yamamoto at the International Paralympic Committee (also here)
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