Ryota Fukunaga (born 28 September 1998) is a Japanese T13 Paralympic sprint runner. He represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 September 1998[1] Yasu, Shiga, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2023, he won the silver medal in the men's long jump T13 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.[2] He also won the gold medal in the men's 400 metres T13 event.[2]
In May 2024, Fukunaga represented Japan at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 400 metres T13 event.[3] He then represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal in the 400 metres T13 event.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ryota Fukunaga". paralympic.org. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Results Book" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Kobe 2024: Aitchison, Athmani lead record-breaking Thursday". paralympic.org. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Bensekkaim, Khaled (5 September 2024). "Paralympics 2024: Skander Athmani Wins Gold in Men's T13 400m". al24news.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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