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Personal information | |
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Native name | 山本篤 |
Born | Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan[1] | April 19, 1982
Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Website | Official website |
Sport | |
Sport | Paralympic athletics |
Disability class | T42 |
Medal record | |
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]