Tadashi Horikoshi Explained

Tadashi Horikoshi
Birth Date:	1988 7, df=yes
Birth Place:	Nagano, Japan
Country:	Japan
Sport:	Para-athletics
Disability Class:	T12
Event:	Marathon

Tadashi Horikoshi (堀越 信司, Horikoshi Tadashi, born 19 July 1988)^[1] is a Japanese Paralympic athlete. He won the bronze medal in the men's marathon T12 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^{[2] [3]} He also competed at the Summer Paralympics in 2008, 2012 and 2016.

He won bronze medals at both the 2017 and 2019 World Para Athletics Marathon Championships in London. Domestically, he represents the NTT West Japan track and field team.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tadashi Horikoshi. 13 September 2021. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210913174223/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1727717-horikoshi-tadashi.htm. dead.
2. News: Houston. Michael. 5 September 2021. De Rozario takes women's marathon title in thrilling finish on final day of Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 11 September 2021.
3. News: 5 September 2021. Glory for Michishita, golden sweep for Hug at Tokyo in marathon. Paralympic.org. 13 September 2021.
4. Web site: NTT Heroes, Tadashi HORIKOSHI . 5 July 2022 . NTT.