Shinya Wada (和田 伸也, Wada Shin'ya, born 9 July 1977) is a visually impaired Japanese long-distance runner.[1] Competing in the T11 classification, Shinya has represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he took the bronze medal in the men's 5000m T11 race. He is also a multiple World and Asian Para Games medalist, taking six medals over four tournaments.[2]

Shinya Wada
Personal information
Native name和田伸也
NationalityJapanese
Born (1977-07-09) 9 July 1977 (age 46)
Neyagawa, Osaka pref., Japan
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Disability classT11
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 5000 m T11
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 5000 m T11
IPC Athletics World Championships/
World Para Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon Marathon T11
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch Marathon T11
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha 5000 m T11
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 5000 m T11
World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2017 London Marathon T11/12
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 800 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 1500 m T11
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 5000 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 1500 m T11
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 5000 m T11

Personal bests edit

Event Record Date Competition Notes
800 m T11 2:07.12 24 September 2017 2017 Japan Para Athletics Championships Asian/National Record [3][4]
1500 m T11 4:15.62 13 September 2016 Rio 2016 Paralympics National Record [3][4]
5000 m T11 15:48.97 2 December 2018 Osaka Association of All Athletics 2nd Long Distance Meeting in 2018 National Record [3][4]
10,000 m T11 34:21.89 23 January 2011 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Asian/National Record [3][4]
10 km 33:08 5 March 2017 39th Chiba Prefecture citizens' Marathon [5]
Half marathon 1:11:37 29 January 2017 2017 Osaka Half Marathon [6][7]
Marathon T11 2:32:11 4 December 2016 70th Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship National Record [3]
As of 2 December 2018

Gallery edit

Results edit

World edit

Date Competition Venue Position Event Time Guide Notes
January 2011 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 4th 10000 m T11 34:21.89 Takashi Nakata RR NR [3][4][8][9]
3rd Marathon T11 2:43:26 Takaaki Futami/Takashi Nakata [3][8][9]
August/September 2012 14th Summer Paralympic Games London, United Kingdom Heat 1500 m T11 4:18.71 Takashi Nakata NR [3][4][10][11]
3rd 5000 m T11 15:55.26 Takashi Nakata RR NR [3][10][11][12]
5th Marathon T12 2:40:08 Atsushi Shida/Takashi Nakata [3][10][11]
July 2013 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon, France Heat 1500 m T11 DNF [13]
4th 5000 m T11 16:20.91 [13]
2nd Marathon T11 2:45:34 Atsushi Shida/Takashi Nakata [3][13]
May 2015 5th IBSA World Games Seoul, South Korea Heat 1500 m T11 4:42.78 [14]
2nd 5000 m T11 16:18.21 Takashi Nakata [3]
October 2015 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 5000 m T11 16:31.04 Takashi Nakata [15]
September 2016 15th Summer Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Heat 1500 m T11 4:16.12 Takashi Nakata NR [16][17]
6th 1500 m T11 4:15.62 Takashi Nakata NR [16][18][19]
6th 5000 m T11 16:02.97 Takashi Nakata [16][20][21]
5th Marathon T12 2:39:52 Takehiko Gyoba/Takashi Nakata [16][22][23]
April 2017 2017 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in association with the Virgin Money London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st Marathon T11/12 2:34:59 [24]
July 2017 2017 World Para Athletics Championships London, United Kingdom Heat 1500 m T11 4:22.12 Koutaro Minowa [25][26]
3rd 5000 m T11 15:54.29 Koutaro Minowa [25][27]
April 2018 2018 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in association with the Virgin Money London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th Marathon T11/12 2:42:18 Takashi Nakata/Yasunori Murakami [28][29]
GR Game Record | NR National Record | RR Regional Record

Regional edit

Date Competition Venue Position Event Time Guide Notes
December 2010 2010 Asian Para Games Guangzhou, China 4th 5000 m T12 17:18.18 Satoshi Kimura/Seiji Thuchida [3][30]
10000 m T12 39:56.94 Masayuki Kakusho/Hitoshi Kinoshita NM event [3][30]
October 2014 2014 Asian Para Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 800 m T11 2:08.97 Kazumitsu Imaki GR [31][32]
1st 1500 m T11 4:20.45 Kazumitsu Imaki [31][33]
1st 5000 m T11 16:20.48 Kazumitsu Imaki GR [31][34]
October 2018 2018 Asian Para Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 1500 m T11 4:22.87 Takashi Nakata [35][36][37]
2nd 5000 m T11 16:19.02 Takashi Nakata [35][38]
GR Game record

Notes edit

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  2. ^ "Wada, Shinya". IPC. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Prifile of Shinya Wada" (in Japanese). Japan Blind Marathon Association. 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Japanese records of men's track" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ "39th Chiba Prefecture Marathon Results" (in Japanese). Japan Blind Marathon Association. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  6. ^ "2017 results search" (in Japanese). Osaka Half Marathon. 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Media Information of Shinya Wada in Sankei Newspapaer". JBMA News (in Japanese). Japan Blind Marathon Association. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Results Book from 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2011. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  9. ^ a b 2011世界選手権大会の成績一覧表 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. 2011-02-03. p. 2. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  10. ^ a b c ロンドン2012パラリンピック競技大会 日本選手総合結果 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. 2012-09-10. p. 2. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  11. ^ a b c ロンドン2012パラリンピック 日本代表選手団リザルト (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Paralympic Committee. 2012-11-14. p. 1. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  12. ^ Kansai University News Letter Reed No. 31、11月号(2012年)、p. 15。
  13. ^ a b c 2013IPC世界選手権選手別総合結果 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. 2013-07-31. p. 2. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  14. ^ IBSA世界大会ソウル2015 大会1日目(5月11日) 結果 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. 2015-05-12. p. 1. Retrieved 2015-09-03.
  15. ^ "IPC Athletics World Championships Doha 2015 Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  16. ^ a b c d リオ2016パラリンピック競技大会 日本選手団【陸上競技】チーム・個人成績 一覧 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. September 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  17. ^ 陸上男子 1500m – T11(視覚)予選. Rio 2016 パラリンピック (in Japanese). NHK. September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  18. ^ 陸上男子 1500m – T11(視覚)決勝. Rio 2016 パラリンピック (in Japanese). NHK. September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  19. ^ 【和田伸也、自己新で6位 陸上1500m視覚障害 (in Japanese). 朝日新聞 DIGITAL. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  20. ^ 陸上男子 5000m – T11(視覚)決勝. Rio 2016 パラリンピック (in Japanese). NHK. September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  21. ^ 【パラ陸上】嵐の船出!メダル期待の男子5000メートル・和田が6位. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2016-09-09. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  22. ^ 陸上男子 マラソン – T11/12(視覚). Rio 2016 パラリンピック (in Japanese). NHK. September 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  23. ^ 男子マラソン目に障害のあるクラス 岡村が銅メダル (in Japanese). NHK NEWS WEB. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  24. ^ "Virgin Money London Marathon Tracking & Results 2017". virginmoneylondonmarathon.com. 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  25. ^ a b "World Para Athletics Championships London 2017 - Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. July 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  26. ^ 世界パラ陸上競技選手権大会ロンドン2017 日本代表選手リザルト 7月18日(5日目) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. July 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  27. ^ 世界パラ陸上競技選手権大会ロンドン2017 日本代表選手リザルト 7月15日(2日目) (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. July 2017. p. 1. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  28. ^ "Virgin Money London Marathon Tracking & Results 2018". virginmoneylondonmarathon.com. April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  29. ^ 2018 WPA Marathon World Cup:リザルト. 大会・イベント 結果レポート (in Japanese). Japan Blind Marathon Association. 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  30. ^ a b 2010アジアパラゲームズ広州大会 総合 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. 2010-12-20. p. 4. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  31. ^ a b c 今木一充「走り続けて得た大切な出逢い」(2015年)、pp. 5-6。
  32. ^ 2014アジアパラ競技大会(2日目)結果 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  33. ^ 2014アジアパラ競技大会(5日目)結果 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. 2014-10-24. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  34. ^ 2014アジアパラ競技大会(1日目)結果 (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan Para Athletics. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  35. ^ a b "2018 Indonesia Asian Para Games Results" (PDF). 2018 Indonesia Asian Para Games. October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  36. ^ "Men's 1500M T11". Result List – Para Athletics. 2018 Indonesia Asian Para Games. October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  37. ^ "陸上競技 結果" (PDF). インドネシア2018アジアパラ競技大会 Day6 (in Japanese). Japan Paralympic Committee. 2018-10-12. p. 2. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  38. ^ "Men's 5000M T11". Result List – Para Athletics. 2018 Indonesia Asian Para Games. October 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-29.

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