Ryota Fukunaga

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Ryota Fukunaga
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 27) [1]
Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Sport
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class T13
Event
Sprints
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris 400 m T13
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Paris 400 m T13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Paris Long jump T13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Kobe 400 m T13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 New Delhi Long jump T13
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 New Delhi 400 m T13

Ryota Fukunaga (born 28 September 1998) is a Japanese T13 Paralympic sprint runner. He represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

In 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

  1. "Ryota Fukunaga". Paris 2024 Paralympics . Retrieved 5 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. 1 2 "Results Book" (PDF). 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. "Kobe 2024: Aitchison, Athmani lead record-breaking Thursday". paralympic.org. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  4. Bensekkaim, Khaled (5 September 2024). "Paralympics 2024: Skander Athmani Wins Gold in Men's T13 400m". al24news.com. Retrieved 5 September 2024.