Mamoru Yoshikawa

Mamoru Yoshikawa
Personal information
Native name吉川守
Born (1970-02-18) February 18, 1970 (age 54)
Iida, Nagano, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)[1]
Sport
SportIce sledge hockey
PositionForward
TeamNagano Thunderbirds[2]
Medal record
Men's para ice hockey
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Team
This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Mamoru Yoshikawa (吉川 守, Yoshikawa Mamoru, born 18 February 1970 in Iida, Nagano Prefecture[3]) is a Japanese ice sledge hockey player. He was part of the Japanese sledge hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[2]

When he was 18, he was involved in a motorcycle accident which impaired his left leg joints and left hand fingers.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "吉川　守". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  2. ^ a b c "Mamoru Yoshikawa". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. ^ "吉川 守". Japan Para Ice Hockey Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-03.


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