Masaki Fujita

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Masaki Fujita
Personal information
Born (1985-01-17) 17 January 1985 (age 40) [1]
Wakkanai, Japan
Sport
Sport Para-cycling
Disability class C3
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Paralympic Games 032
Track World Championships 131
Road World Championships 100
Asian Para Games 201
Total464
Men's para-cycling
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Kilo LC 3–4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 Beijing Individual pursuit LC3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road time trial C3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2008 Beijing Road time trial LC3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Road time trial C3
Track World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Manchester Time trial LC3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Bordeaux Time trial LC3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Manchester3km pursuit LC3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit C3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rio de Janeiro Scratch race C3
Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Nottwil Road Race C3
Asian Para Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Individual pursuit C3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Road time trial C1–3
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Road race C1–3

Masaki Fujita (born 17 January 1985) is a Japanese para-cyclist who competes in road and track events.

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Career

Fujita has won five medals at the Summer Paralympic Games. Two silver medals and a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the road time trial C3 event, and a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the road time trial C3 event. [2] [3]

He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and finished in sixth place in the road race C1–3, seventh place in the road time trial C3, eighth place in the individual pursuit C3, and 14th place in the time trial C1–3 event. [1]

In October 2023, he competed at the 2022 Asian Para Games in cycling and won gold medals in the individual pursuit C3 and road time trial C1–3, and a bronze medal in the road race C1–3 events. [4]

In March 2024, he represented Japan at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a bronze medal in the scratch race C3 event. [5] In September 2024, he then competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in seventh place in the road time trial C3 and 15th place in the road race C1–3 events. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Masaki Fujita". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. "Continuing to make contributions to the Paralympics". u-tokyo.ac.jp. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. "Indonesia 2018: Spotlight on cycling". paralympic.org. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. Ishak, Fadhli (25 October 2023). "Asian Para Games: Record breaking Bonnie, Ammar power to gold". nst.com. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. "GB Global podiums on final day of UCI Para-cycling Track Worlds". uci.org. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.