Wakako Tsuchida

Wakako Tsuchida
Tsuchida (front) at the 2014 London Marathon.
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1974-10-15) 15 October 1974
Sport
Country Japan
SportPara athletics, Para triathlon
LW11, T54
Medal record
Women's ice sledge racing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Nagano1000 m LW11
Gold medal – first place1998 Nagano1500 m LW11
Silver medal – second place1998 Nagano100 m LW11
Silver medal – second place1998 Nagano400 m LW11
Women's para athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 Athens5000 m T54
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensMarathon T54
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyMarathon T54
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Christhchurch800 m T54
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonMarathon T54
Silver medal – second place2013 Lyon1500 m T54
Bronze medal – third place2011 Christchurch1500 m T54
Women's paratriathlon
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastPTWC

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.

Career

She has won the women's wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon five times, in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; the Honolulu Marathon twice, in 2003 and 2005, the Oita Marathon four times, in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2003[2] and the 2010 London Marathon with a time of 1:52:33.[3] She competed at the 2012 Boston Marathon and in a close finish she was one second behind the winner Shirley Reilly.[4]

At the 2000 Summer Paralympics she took a bronze medal in the marathon, while at the 2004 Games she won a gold medal in the 5000 metres and a silver in the marathon.[5] Her personal best is 1:38:32, which she accomplished at the 2001 Oita Marathon.[2]

She competed in ice sledge racing at the Winter Paralympics in 1994 and 1998, winning two golds and two silvers the latter year.[5] She has also won medals in sledge racing's IPC World Championships.[2]

Tsuchida was one of the final torchbearers during the opening ceremonies of the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Wheelchair Division Champions Return To Defend Titles". Boston Athletic Association. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Wakako Tsuchida". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 October 2008.
  3. ↑ Davies, Gareth A (25 April 2010). "London Marathon 2010: heartache for David Weir as Josh Cassidy takes wheelchair title". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Shirley Reilly wins Boston Marathon's women's wheelchair. Boston Herald (2012-04-16). Retrieved on 2012-05-13.
  5. 1 2 "Wakako Tsuchida". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  6. ↑ "The Latest: Osaka lights cauldron at Tokyo opening ceremony". WTOP. Associated Press. 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2021. Wakako Tsuchida, a Paralympic athlete, [...] floor for the ceremony rushed forward for a closer look.


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