Katsuya Hashimoto

Katsuya Hashimoto
Date of birth (2002-05-09) May 9, 2002 (age 22)
Place of birthMiharu, Fukushima, Japan
Occupation(s)Wheelchair rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) -
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Japan
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Wheelchair rugby
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Wheelchair Rugby
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Wheelchair Rugby

Katsuya Hashimoto (橋本 勝也, Hashimoto Katsuya, born May 9, 2002) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for the Tohoku Stormers and the Japanese national team.

Background and career

Hashimoto was born with disabilities in his limbs and started playing wheelchair rugby at the age of 16.[1]

In 2021, he was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "車いすラグビー橋本勝也、"次世代エース"が語る僕の競技人生に欠かせない人物". パラサポWEB. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会日本代表推薦選手について JWRF 一般社団法人 日本車いすラグビー連盟" (in Japanese). 日本車いすラグビー連盟. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ "【東京パラリンピック】「日本ラグビー」で2大会連続銅メダル！ 池主将のリーダーシップと仲間たち" (in Japanese). ラグビー共和国. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.