Back واكاكو تسوكيدا ARZ ওয়াকাকো সুচিদা Bengali/Bangla Wakako Tsuchida German Wakako Tsuchida Spanish Wakako Tsuchida Galician Wakako Tsuchida Italian 土田和歌子 Japanese വകാക്കോ സുചിദ Malayalam 土田和歌子 Chinese

Wakako Tsuchida

Wakako Tsuchida
Tsuchida (front) at the 2014 London Marathon.
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1974-10-15) 15 October 1974 (age 49)
Sport
Country Japan
SportPara athletics, Para triathlon
Disability classLW11, T54
Medal record
Ice sledge racing
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 1000 m LW11
Gold medal – first place 1998 Nagano 1500 m LW11
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 100 m LW11
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano 400 m LW11
Para athletics
Summer Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 5000 m - T54
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Marathon - T54
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Marathon - T54
IPC World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch 1,500 m - T54
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon Marathon - T54
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon 1,500 m - T54

Wakako Tsuchida (土田 和歌子, Tsuchida Wakako) (born 15 October 1974) is an athlete from Tokyo, Japan, who is an accomplished women's wheelchair marathoner, ice sledge racer and triathlete. She was the first professional wheelchair athlete from Japan[1] and the first Japanese athlete to win gold medals in both the Summer and Winter Paralympics.[2] She has paraplegia.

  1. ^ "Wheelchair Division Champions Return To Defend Titles". Boston Athletic Association. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  2. ^ "Wakako Tsuchida". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy