Kota Hokinoue Explained

Kota Hokinoue
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability:Spinal cord injury
Disability Class:T54
Birth Date:30 March 1974
Birth Place:Fukuoka, Japan

is a Japanese wheelchair athlete.

Career

Hokinoue's career began in 2002, two years after he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident.[1]

His first marathon was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he placed 5th with a time of 1:23:22. His marathon best is 1:22:01, which he attained at the 2011 Oensingen Wheelchair Marathon; this time became the Japanese record. Hokinoue also holds Japanese records for 5000 m and 10,000 m races.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Media Guide. 2003. Virgin London Marathon. London. 98.