Akira Kano
Akira Kano (狩野 亮, Kanō Akira, born March 14, 1986) is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.
Kano with bronze medal at the 2013 IPC Para-alpine World Championships at La Molina, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 14, 1986 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Downhill slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super G | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, where he became 27th at the Slalom, sitting.
He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He won a gold medal in the super-G and bronze in the Downhill, sitting. He became 6th at the Slalom, sitting.
He competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. He won a gold medal in the Super-G as well as gold in the Downhill, sitting.
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