Atsushi Yamamoto
Atsushi Yamamoto (山本 篤, Yamamoto Atsushi, born April 19, 1982) is a leg amputee athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T42 sprint and long jump events. He won silver medals in the long jump at the 2008 and 2016 Paralympics.
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Native name | 山本篤 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan | April 19, 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | T42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 28 July 2015. |
Yamamoto also competed in snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
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