Atsushi Yamamoto

Japanese Paralympic athlete

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Atsushi Yamamoto

Yamamoto at the 2016 Olympics

Personal information

Native name

山本篤

Born

(1982-04-19) April 19, 1982 (age 42)
Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan

Height

167 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Website

Official website

Sport

Paralympic athletics

Disability class

T42

Medal record

Representing Japan

Paralympic Games
	2008 Beijing	Long jump F42/44
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Long jump T42
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	4 × 100 m T42–47
IPC World Championships
	2013 Lyon	Long jump T42
	2015 Doha	Long jump T42
	2006 Assen	4 × 100 m T42–46
	2006 Assen	100 m T42
	2011 Christchurch	100 m T42
	2011 Christchurch	200 m T42
	2011 Christchurch	Long jump F42

Updated on 28 July 2015

Atsushi Yamamoto (山本篤, Yamamoto Atsushi, born April 19, 1982) is a leg amputee athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T42 sprint and long jump events. He won silver medals in the long jump at the 2008 and 2016 Paralympics.^[1]

Yamamoto also competed in snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.^[2]^[3]