Mikio Annaka Explained

Mikio Annaka
Native Name:安中幹雄
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:15 August 1971
Birth Place:Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Height:1.78 m[1]
Weight:60 kg
Sport:Sledge hockey
Position:Forward
Disability:Amputee (since 1989)
Team:Tokyo Ice Burns
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is a Japanese ice sledge hockey player. He was part of the Japanese sledge hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.

When he was in high school, his right leg was amputated above the knee following a bone cancer diagnosis.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 安中 幹雄 . . ja . 2019-12-03.
  2. Web site: Mikio Annaka . . 2019-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203194115/https://www.paralympic.org/mikio-annaka . 2019-12-03 . live.