Tomoya Ito

Tomoya Ito

Ito (left) with his silver medal at the 2012 Paralympics
Personal information
Born	(1963-08-16) 16 August 1963 (age 62) Mie Prefecture, Japan
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T52
Medal record Representing  Japan Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 400m T52 2008 Beijing 800m T52 2012 London 200m T52 2012 London 400m T52 2012 London 800m T52 2024 Paris 400m T52 World Championships 2011 Christchurch 400m T52 2011 Christchurch 800m T52 2019 Dubai 400m T52 2006 Assen 1500m T52 2006 Assen 5000m T52 2006 Assen Marathon T52 2011 Christchurch 200m T52 2019 Dubai 100m T52 2019 Dubai 1500m T52 2025 New Delhi 400m T52 Asian Para Games 2018 Jakarta 200m T51/52 2018 Jakarta 100m T52 2018 Jakarta 400m T52

Tomoya Ito (伊藤 智也, Itō Tomoya) (born 16 August 1963) is a professional Japanese wheelchair Paralympic athlete from Suzuka, Mie, Japan, and a former entrepreneur. ^[1]

Biography

• 1998 During a business trip, he fell down and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. During his first treatment, he placed the order for a racing wheelchair by mistake. This mistake triggered him to start competing.
• 2002 He founded a non-profit organization, "Gold Athlete" to support athletes of disabled sports.
• 2004 Attended the 2004 Summer Paralympics, in Athens
• 2005 Became a professional athlete. He was enlisted to the Hall of Fame at The Museum of Marathon in Greece. He was the first Paralympic athlete to be enlisted.
• 2008 won two gold medals at 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He also marked the world record at Men's T52 800m round 1. ^[2]

Biography References

• Kondo, Mikio (2008-09-13). "Shisso 'Ikiru Jikkan', Rikujo Danshi 400m Shinkiroku 'Kin' no Ito Tomoya". Yomiuri Shimbun.

• Ito, Tomoya (2005-01-27). Ichibyo demo. Ise Shimbun Sha. ISBN   978-4-900457-91-1.

• Mie TV "Tottemo Waku-doki" on 6, October, 2008
• Cable Net Suzuka "Ito Tomoya Beijing Paralympic Special Program" in Oct 2008

Records

• 400m T52 57.25 Japan National Record
• 800m T52 1:52.31 World Record
• Marathon T52 1:52:36

As of December 2008 ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Ito Tomoya 'Ichibyo demo' Ise Shimbun Sha ISBN   978-4-900457-91-1 January 27, 2005
2. "Athlete Biography - Ito Tomoya" Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine , The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, September 16, 2008
3. "Ito Tomoya Profile", Tomoya Ito Official Web Site, December 25, 2008

External links

• Tomoya Ito Official Web Site