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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Congenital
Classification
S9, SB8, SM9
Further personal information
Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Languages
Japanese
Higher education
Physical Education - University of Tsukuba: Japan
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began swimming at age three.
Why this sport?
As he was scared of water as a young boy, his parents enrolled him in swimming lessons so he could get used to it. He decided he wanted to compete at the Paralympic Games, having been inspired by Japanese Para swimmer Yoshikazu Sakai winning gold in the 100m breaststroke at the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney.
Club / Team
NTT Docomo : Tokyo, JPN
Name of coach
Takumi Uegaki [national], JPN; Naoki Takashiro [personal], JPN, from 2015
Training Regime
He swims about 4,000 metres each day, and also does athletics training.
General interest
Nicknames
Taku (parasapo.tokyo, 30 Mar 2021)
Hobbies
Golf. (Athlete, 11 Sep 2019; 2020.ntt, 20 Jun 2020)
Hero / Idol
US golfer Tiger Woods. (Athlete, 11 Sep 2019)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"For me, the most important thing is my performance. If I think I have reached the limit of how fast I can go, it is time to retire from the sport." (parasapo.tokyo, 17 May 2018)
Awards and honours
In 2016 he received the Hyogo Prefecture Sports Excellence Award in Japan. (hyogo-c.ed.jp, 02 Feb 2017)
Ambitions
To set his personal best record and win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (mainichi.jp, 14 Jan 2020; 2020.ntt, 20 Jun 2020)
Impairment
His left arm was amputated below the elbow when he was born. (Athlete, 12 Jul 2015; joyoliving.co.jp, 20 Aug 2012)
Other information
SPECIALITY
He has mainly focused on freestyle throughout his career, regularly competing in the 50m, 100m and 400m events. "Originally, 400m was my main event but when I got to university and my body grew, I suddenly improved my time in 50m. The 50m is good for my character. I'm not a sprinter in terms of muscle quality, but my character is completely suited to sprinting. I get bored and I hate practice." (parasapo.tokyo, 17 May 2018)
He has mainly focused on freestyle throughout his career, regularly competing in the 50m, 100m and 400m events. "Originally, 400m was my main event but when I got to university and my body grew, I suddenly improved my time in 50m. The 50m is good for my character. I'm not a sprinter in terms of muscle quality, but my character is completely suited to sprinting. I get bored and I hate practice." (parasapo.tokyo, 17 May 2018)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 2 | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34pts | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34pts | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 3 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 1 | 4 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 6 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 2 | 2 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 3 | 5 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 1 | 3 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 2 | 6 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Heat 1 | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Heat 2 | 4 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 5 | ||
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heats | 5 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Final Round | 8 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts | Heats | 8 | ||
| Men's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts | Final Round | 7 | ||
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S9 | Heats | 9 | ||
| Men's 100 m Backstroke S9 | Heats | 17 | ||
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heats | 9 | ||
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 | Heats | 9 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Heats | 4 | ||
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Heats | 6 | ||
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Final Round | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heat 3 | 2012-09-01 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 2012-09-05 | 4 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 2 | 2012-09-05 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 3 | 2012-09-07 | 2 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 2012-09-07 | 6 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-12 | 10 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 1 | 2013-08-13 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Final 1 | 2013-08-13 | 4 | |
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Final 1 | 2013-08-15 | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB8 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-14 | 14 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 1 | 2015-07-14 | 5 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Final 1 | 2015-07-14 | 5 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Final 1 | 2015-07-16 | 2 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 3 | 2015-07-16 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-17 | 13 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Final 1 | 2015-07-19 | 8 | |
| Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM9 | Heat 2 | 2015-07-19 | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 400 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-09 | 6 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 3 | 2016-09-12 | 4 | |
| Men's 100 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 2016-09-12 | 8 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-13 | 2 | |
| Men's 50 m Freestyle S9 | Final Round | 2016-09-13 | 3 | |
| Men's 100 m Butterfly S9 | Heat 1 | 2016-09-15 | 6 |