Tomohiko Maruo Explained

Tomohiko Maruo
Native Name:円尾智彦
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:7 March 1968
Birth Place:Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Height:1.70 m[1]
Weight:70 kg
Sport:Ice sledge hockey
Position:Forward
Team:Nagano Thunderbirds
Disability:Amputee (since 1986)
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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.

His left leg was amputated above the knee following a traffic accident at age 18.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 円尾 智彦 選手 . Athlete Yell . ja . 2019-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204214708/http://www.athleteyell.jp/maruo_tomohiko/profile.html . 2019-12-04 . live.
  2. Web site: Tomohiko Maruo . . 2019-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191204214712/https://www.paralympic.org/tomohiko-maruo . 2019-12-04 . live.