Katsuya Hashimoto (小川 仁士, Hashimoto Katsuya, born May 9, 2002) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for the Tohoku Stormers and the Japanese national team.
| Date of birth | May 9, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Miharu, Fukushima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Wheelchair rugby player | ||||||||||||||||
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Background and career
editHashimoto was born with disabilities in his limbs and started playing wheelchair rugby at the age of 16.[1]
In 2021, he was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "車いすラグビー橋本勝也、"次世代エース"が語る僕の競技人生に欠かせない人物". パラサポWEB. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会日本代表推薦選手について JWRF 一般社団法人 日本車いすラグビー連盟" (in Japanese). 日本車いすラグビー連盟. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "【東京パラリンピック】「日本ラグビー」で2大会連続銅メダル！ 池主将のリーダーシップと仲間たち" (in Japanese). ラグビー共和国. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.