Kenya Karasawa
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1994 Shibukawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Gunma Prefectural Braille Library | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Kazuaki Hoshino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kenya Karasawa (唐澤 剣也, Karasawa Kenya, born 3 July 1994 in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture) is a visually impaired Japanese Paralympic long-distance runner. He represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1][2]
Career
Karasawa represented Japan in the 5000 m T11 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal.[2]
Personal life
Karasawa was born in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Domestically, he competes for the Subaru Track and Field Team.[3]
References
- ^ "Kenya Karasawa". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ a b "Kenya Karasawa". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "唐澤 剣也, KENYA KARASAWA". Subaru (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2022.