Hiroyuki Yamamoto (wheelchair racer)

Hiroyuki Yamamoto (山本 浩之, Yamamoto Hiroyuki, born 31 May 1966) is a Japanese wheelchair athlete.

Hiroyuki Yamamoto
Personal information
Born (1966-05-31) 31 May 1966
Sport
Country Japan
SportWheelchair racing
Disability classT54

Career

Hokinoue's career began at the age of 30, ten years after he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident.[1]

His first major championship marathon was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he placed 6th with a time of 1:23:22.[1] His marathon best is 1:23:16, which he attained at the 2011 Seoul International Marathon.[1]

He won the 2013 Boston Marathon's Wheelchair Men's portion, with a time of 1:25:33.

Personal life

Yamamoto is married and has a son. Yamamoto's nickname is "Hiro-san".[1]

gollark: Marginal worseness is harder than just making it really terrible.
gollark: znepb: you are not making it *marginally* worse.
gollark: You can tell because yes.
gollark: 3d6 is fake like Yemmel.
gollark: This is because me and heavpoot can dupe items, SSH into the server and control God.

References

  1. Media Guide. London: Virgin London Marathon. 2003. p. 101.
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