Atsushi Yamamoto

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Atsushi Yamamoto

Yamamoto at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Native name	山本篤
Born	(1982-04-19) April 19, 1982 (age 42) Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan[1]
Height	167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Website	Official website
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T42
Medal record Representing  Japan Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Long jump F42/44 2016 Rio de Janeiro Long jump T42 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 100 m T42–47 IPC World Championships 2013 Lyon Long jump T42 2015 Doha Long jump T42 2006 Assen 4 × 100 m T42–46 2006 Assen 100 m T42 2011 Christchurch 100 m T42 2011 Christchurch 200 m T42 2011 Christchurch Long jump F42
Updated on 28 July 2015

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.^[2]

Yamamoto also competed in snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.^[3][4]

He competed in the men's long jump T63 event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, France.^[5]

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Atsushi Yamamoto at the International Paralympic Committee
• Atsushi Yamamoto at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Media related to Atsushi Yamamoto at Wikimedia Commons

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