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Tomoya Ito
Wednesday, 10 September 2008

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Tomoya Ito

Birthday: August 16 1963

Hometown: Suzuka, Mie, Japan

 
Biography
Wednesday, 10 September 2008

1998 Disagnosed as Multiple sclerosis

1999 Started competing wheelchair track & field, and marathon

2002 Organized an NPO, "Gold Athlete," to support sports for the disabled among the local community

2005 Became a professional athlete

 
Current World Ranking
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He is currently competing under T52 category.

400m - 2nd  (57"25) - Japan National Record

800m - 1st (1'52"31) - World Record

Marathon - 4th place (1hr 52min 36sec) - Japan National record at that time

 
Recent Records
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2008

Beijing Paralympic 800m

Gold (World Record)

 

Beijing Paralympic 400m

Gold (Paralympic Record)

 

Kyushu Challange Cup 400m

Gold (Japan National Record)

 

Kyushu Challange Cup 800m

Gold (World Record)

2006

Japan Paralympic 800m

Gold (Japan National record)

 

Japan Paralympic 1500m

Gold

 

World Championship (Holland) 800m

Bronze

 

World Championship (Holland) 5000m

Bronze

 

World Championship (Holland) Marathon

Bronze

 

Oita International Wheelchair Marathon

Gold (Japan National Record)

2004

Athens Paralympic 5000m

4th place

 

Athens Paralympic Marathon

4th place

 

Hamanasu Wheelchair Marathon

1st place

 

Japan Tour 1500m

1st place

 

Japan Tour 800m

1st place

 

Japan Tour 400m

1st place

2003

World Championship (NZ) 400m

Gold medal

 

World Championship (NZ) 800m

Silve medal

 

World Championship (NZ) 1500m

Gold medal

 

World Championship (NZ) 800m

Silve medal

 

Japan Paralympic 800m

Gold medal

 

Japan Paralympic 1500m

Gold medal

 

Japan Paralympic 5000m

Gold medal

2002

Japan Tour - Marathon

won 3 times

 

Japan Tour - 5000m

won twice

 

Japan Tour - 1500M

won twice

2001     

Oita International Wheelchair Marathon

2nd place

 
Past Recoginitions
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2005

Hall of Fame at The Museum of Marathon in Greece
(The first Paralympic athlete to be enlisted)

2004

Honorable Mention by Japanese Prime Minister

 

Honorable Mention by Japanese Health Minister

 

Athlete Honorable Mention by Mie Prefecture

 

Honorable Mention by City of Suzuka

2003

Special Honorable Mention by City of Suzuka for Athelete

 

 

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