Shunya Nakamachi

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Shunya Nakamachi
Date of birth (1994-08-30) August 30, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kitamoto, Saitama, Japan
Occupation(s)Wheelchair rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) -
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Japan
Medal record
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Paralympic Games
Wheelchair rugby
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Wheelchair Rugby
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Wheelchair Rugby

Shunya Nakamachi (中町 俊耶, Nakamachi Shunya, born August 30, 1994) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for COLOPL and the Japanese national team.

Background and career

Nakamachi graduated from Honjo Daiichi High School in March 2013. [1] He was a member of the baseball team in high school. While still a member of the baseball team as a freshman in college, he broke his neck and now has disabilities in both hands and the lower body. [2]

In 2021, Nakamachi was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "東京パラリンピック出場!平成24年度卒業、中町 俊耶(ナカマチ シュンヤ)選手" (in Italian). 本庄第一高等学校. 26 August 2021.
  2. "車いすラグビー 中町 俊耶". NHK. 26 June 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "【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.