Kota Hokinoue

Kota Hokinoue
Kota Hokinoue (26) at the start of the 2015 London Marathon
Personal information
Born (1974-03-30) 30 March 1974
Fukuoka, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportParalympic athletics
DisabilitySpinal cord injury
Disability classT54
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Japan
World Para Athletics Championships
2011 Christchurch 10,000m T54
2013 Lyon Marathon T54
Asian Para Games
2010 Guangzhou Marathon T54
2010 Guangzhou 5000m T54

Kota Hokinoue (洞ノ上浩太, Hokinoue Kōta; born 30 March 1974) is a Japanese wheelchair athlete.

Career

Hokinoue's career began in 2002, two years after he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident.[1]

His first marathon was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he placed 5th with a time of 1:23:22.[1] His marathon best is 1:22:01, which he attained at the 2011 Oensingen Wheelchair Marathon; this time became the Japanese record.[1] Hokinoue also holds Japanese records for 5000 m and 10,000 m races.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Media Guide. London: Virgin London Marathon. 2003. p. 98.