| Yoji Nakajima | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Born | March 16, 1964 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Shinshu Chair Curling Club |
| Career | |
| Member Association |  Japan |
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 3 (2005, 2007, 2008) |
| Paralympic appearances | 1 (2010) |
Medal record | |
Yoji Nakajima (born March 16, 1964) is a Japanese wheelchair curler. [1]
He participated in the 2010 Winter Paralympics where Japanese team finished on tenth and fifth places respectively.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Yoji Nakajima | Katsuo Ichikawa | Takashi Hidai | Ayako Saitoh | Toru Utumi | Kumiko Ogihara | WWhCC 2005 (13th) |
| 2006–07 | Yoji Nakajima | Katsuo Ichikawa | Takashi Hidai | Ayako Saitoh | Seiji Uchida | Kumiko Ogihara | WWhCQ 2006  WWhCC 2007 (5th) |
| 2007–08 | Yoji Nakajima | Katsuo Ichikawa | Takashi Hidai | Ayako Saitoh | Mari Yamazaki | Kumiko Ogihara | WWhCC 2008 (9th) |
| 2008–09 | Yoji Nakajima | Katsuo Ichikawa | Takashi Hidai | Ayako Saitoh | Emi Kaneko, Satako Ogawa | WWhCQ 2008 (6th) | |
| 2009–10 | Yoji Nakajima | Katsuo Ichikawa | Takashi Hidai | Ayako Saitoh | Aki Ogawa | Katsuji Uchibori | WPG 2010 (5th) |
| 2010–11 | Katsuo Ichikawa | Kazuyuki Mochiki | Aki Ogawa | Ayako Saitoh | Yoji Nakajima | Teruo Moriizumi | WWhCQ 2010 (4th) |
| 2011–12 | Yoji Nakajima | Takashi Sakataya | Hiroshi Wachi | Aki Ogawa | Ayako Saitoh | Michiaki Saito | WWhCQ 2011 (8th) |
Curling was included in the program of the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix although the results of that competition were not considered official by the International Olympic Committee until 2006. Curling was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Games, and then again after a lengthy absence in 1988 and 1992. The sport was finally added to the official program for the Nagano 1998.
Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics was played at the Pinerolo Palaghiaccio, in Pinerolo, 30 km southwest of Turin. Wheelchair curling was making its first appearance at the Paralympic Games and took the form of a mixed team event, open to athletes with a physical disability in the lower part of the body that required the everyday use of a wheelchair.
Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games.
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010. Ten teams competed in a single event, a mixed tournament in which men and women competed together.
The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A total of 50 U.S. competitors took part in all five sports. The American delegation included five former members of the U.S. military, including a veteran of the Iraq War and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan.
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