Mana Sasaki

Mana Sasaki
Personal information
Native name
佐々木真菜
NationalityJapanese
Born (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997[1]
Fukushima, Japan
Sport
SportPara-athletics
T13
Event
sprints
Medal record
Women's para-athletics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Kobe200 m T13
Bronze medal – third place2025 New Delhi400 m T13
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta400 m T13
Silver medal – second place2022 Hangzhou400 m T13

Mana Sasaki (佐々木真菜, Sasaki Mana; born 2 September 1997) is a visually impaired Japanese para athlete who competes in T13 sprint events. She represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Sasaki competed at the 2018 Asian Para Games and won a gold medal in the 400 metres T13 event and with an Asian Para Games record time of 1:01.48.[2] She competed at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and finished in fourth place in the 400 metres T13 event with a time of 58.38 seconds. As a result she qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3] During the 2020 Summer Paralympics she finished in seventh place in the 400 metres T13 event with an area record time of 58.05 seconds.[1]

She again represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in seventh place in the 400 metres T13 event with a season best time of 58.35 seconds.[4] She competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres T13 event with a time of 59.39 seconds.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mana Sasaki". paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 October 2025. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
  2. ↑ "陸上女子４００、佐々木真菜が優勝…アジアパラ". yomiuri.co.jp (in Japanese). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "佐々木真菜４位・東京パラ出場内定。パラ陸上世界選手権がドバイで開幕！". paraphoto.org (in Japanese). 8 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "パラリンピック:佐々木真菜が４００ｍ７位、大歓声に押され自己ベスト…「走っていて本当に幸せだった」". yomiuri.co.jp (in Japanese). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "世界パラ陸上、佐々木真菜が女子400「銅」:福島スポーツ". minyu-net.com (in Japanese). 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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