Kyosuke Oyama (小山 恭輔, Oyama Kyosuke, born 26 December 1987) is a Paralympic swimmer from Japan competing mainly in category S6 events.
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Medal record
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Oyama grew up in Higashikurume in the western part of the Tokyo metropolits. As a junior high school student, he was paralyzed in half of his body.[1]
He competed in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Paralympics but it was in the 50m butterfly that he won his only medal, a silver behind Xu Qing of China who broke the world record in winning the race.[2]
References edit
- ^ "平成28年9月 小山選手の表敬訪問". Higashikurume City. September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Kyosuke Oyama". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
External links edit
- Kyosuke Oyama at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kyosuke Oyama - Montreal 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships at the International Paralympic Committee
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