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Noriko Kajiwara

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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Classification
S5, SB4, SM5

Further personal information

Residence
Fukuoka, JPN
Languages
Japanese

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She began to swim in 1995 in Fukuoka, Japan.
Why this sport?
She wanted to overcome her asthma.
Club / Team
Fukuoka Challenger Swimming Club: Japan
Name of coach
Yuichi Takahashi, JPN, from 1995; Fumiyo Minemura [national], JPN

General interest

Nicknames
Nori chan. (IPC, 26 Nov 2009)
Memorable sporting achievement
Representing Japan at international competitions. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (IPC, 26 Nov 2009)
Awards and honours
She was presented with the Fukuoka City Sports Honorary Prize in 1996 and 2004. (think-health-navi.city.fukuoka.lg.jp, 23 Apr 2015)
Impairment
She has cerebral palsy. (bbiq.jp, Dec 2008)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (Atlanta, United States of America)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heats 9
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 Final Round 1
Women's 50 m Breaststroke SB3 Heats 1
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Final Round 8
Women's 50 m Backstroke S5 Heats 6
Women's 100 m Freestyle S5 Final Round 8
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 Final Round 5
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 Heat 1 2
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 4x50 m Medley 20 pts Final Round 3
Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts Final Round 1
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 Final Round 4
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 Heat 1 1
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Final Round 8
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB5 Heat 2 4
Women's 50 m Freestyle S5 Heat 1 6
2015 IPC Swimming World Championships (Glasgow, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 Heat 1 2015-07-18 7
Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB4 Final 1 2015-07-18 7