Atsushi Yamamoto

Acchan (parasapo.tokyo, 05 Aug 2019; Athlete, 16 Jul 2013)

Golf. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Winning bronze in the men's T42-47 4x100m relay at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Japanese Para athlete Toru Suzuki. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Japanese Para athlete Toru Suzuki. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

He dislocated his left shoulder after he fell during the banked slalom event at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. In June 2018 he sustained the same injury, so he underwent surgery on his left shoulder. He was sidelined for three months, and returned to competition in November 2018. (bladeathlete.com, 11 Nov 2018, 09 Aug 2018, 29 Jul 2018, 01 Jul 2018; sanspo.com, 16 Mar 2018)

He had surgery on his right shoulder after he dislocated it three times while in university. (bladeathlete.com, 01 Jul 2018)

In 2016 he received the Kakegawa Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (at-s.com, 08 Nov 2016)

In 2014 and 2015 he was given the Osaka Sports Award in Japan. (pref.osaka.lg.jp, 16 Sep 2015, 01 Oct 2014)

He received the Osaka Sports Grand Prize in 2008. (ouhs.jp, 17 Dec 2008)

He has competed in Para snowboarding at international level, including at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Dec 2020)

To win a gold medal in athletics at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (projectdesign.jp, 15 Apr 2020)

His left leg was amputated below the knee following a motorcycle accident in 2000. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2018; s-rights.co.jp, 16 Mar 2015)

OCCUPATION
He has worked as a visiting associate professor at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences in Kumatori, Japan. (projectdesign.jp, 15 Apr 2020; bladeathlete.com, 23 Aug 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has completed a master's degree in sports mechanics at the Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences. He also has a licence as a prosthetist in Japan. "I have obtained knowledge of prostheses, and I now experiment with my own to optimise my performance." (parasapo.tokyo, 23 Nov 2017; esquire.com, 25 Oct 2019)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2020 he was appointed as an ambassador for the Para athletics 2022 World Championships in Kobe, Japan. (Instagram profile, 17 Feb 2020)

SNOWBOARDING
He has competed in Para snowboarding at the Paralympic Winter Games. He began snowboarding at age 20 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, and took up the sport seriously in 2017. Snowboarding was his favourite sport before his accident, so it was the first Para sport that he tried after his left leg was amputated. "I have always engaged in other sports during the Para athletics off-season or when I have spare time between competitions. Among them, snowboard is something that I am seriously committed to." (parasapo.tokyo, 23 Nov 2017; Athlete, 10 Mar 2018; parasapo.tokyo, 23 Nov 2017)