Shinobu Fukushima Explained

Shinobu Fukushima
Native Name:福島忍
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:14 December 1956
Birth Place:Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height:1.78 m[1]
Weight:70 kg
Sport:Ice sledge hockey
Position:Goaltender
Disability:Spinal cord injury
Team:Nagano Thunderbirds
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is a Japanese ice sledge hockey goaltender. He was part of the Japanese sledge hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics at age 61.[2]

He became paralyzed following a motorcycle accident at age 24.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 福島 忍 . . ja . 2019-12-03.
  2. Web site: Meet Shinobu Fukushima, the 61-year-old grandpa who plays ice hockey at Winter Paralympics . 2018-03-17 . 2019-12-03 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412155528/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/meet-shinobu-fukushima-the-61-year-old-grandpa-who-plays-ice-hockey-at-winter-paralympics/articleshow/63343489.cms . 2018-04-12 . live.
  3. Web site: Shinobu Fukushima . . 2019-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203043709/https://www.paralympic.org/shinobu-fukushima . 2019-12-03 . live.