Hiroyuki Yamamoto (wheelchair racer)
 Yamamoto after winning the 2013 Boston Marathon | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 31 May 1966 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Wheelchair racing |
| Disability class | T54 |
Hiroyuki Yamamoto (山本 浩之, Yamamoto Hiroyuki, born 31 May 1966) is a Japanese wheelchair athlete.
Career
[edit]Hokinoue's career began at the age of 30, ten years after he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident.[1]
His first major championship marathon was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he placed 6th with a time of 1:23:22.[1] His marathon best is 1:23:16, which he attained at the 2011 Seoul International Marathon.[1]
He won the 2013 Boston Marathon's Wheelchair Men's portion, with a time of 1:25:33.
Personal life
[edit]Yamamoto is married, with whom he had a son who died in 2011.[2] Yamamoto's nickname is "Hiro-san".[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Hiroyuki Yamamoto at the International Paralympic Committee
- Hiroyuki Yamamoto at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1966 births
- Living people
- People with paraplegia
- Japanese male wheelchair racers
- Paralympic wheelchair racers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic athletes for Japan
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen