Hitoshi Ogawa (wheelchair rugby)

Hitoshi Ogawa
Date of birth	June 2, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Wheelchair rugby player
Rugby union career
Years
International career
Years	Team
	Japan
Representing Japan
Paralympic Games
Wheelchair rugby
World Games

Hitoshi Ogawa (小川仁士, Ogawa Hitoshi, born June 6, 1994) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for Bayer Yakuhin/Centerpole and the Japanese national team.

Background and career

Ogawa made his debut in the domestic B-class motocross at the age of 16. He was promoted to the domestic A-class at the age of 17, and at the age of 18, he stepped up to the international B-class and participated in the All Japan Motocross Championships. He fell during a race that year and suffered a cervical spinal cord injury, and began wheelchair rugby as part of his rehabilitation.^[1]

In 2021, Ogawa was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "マネジメント選手小川仁士／車いすラグビー" (in Japanese). つなひろワールド. 25 June 2021.
^ "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会日本代表推薦選手について JWRF 一般社団法人日本車いすラグビー連盟" (in Japanese). 日本車いすラグビー連盟. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "【東京パラリンピック】「日本ラグビー」で2大会連続銅メダル！池主将のリーダーシップと仲間たち" (in Japanese). ラグビー共和国. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

[1] "マネジメント選手小川仁士／車いすラグビー" (in Japanese). つなひろワールド. 25 June 2021.

[2] "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会日本代表推薦選手について JWRF 一般社団法人日本車いすラグビー連盟" (in Japanese). 日本車いすラグビー連盟. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[3] "【東京パラリンピック】「日本ラグビー」で2大会連続銅メダル！池主将のリーダーシップと仲間たち" (in Japanese). ラグビー共和国. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

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