Shinobu Fukushima
Personal information | |
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Native name | 福島忍 |
Born | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan | December 14, 1956
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Ice sledge hockey |
Position | Goaltender |
Disability | Spinal cord injury |
Team | Nagano Thunderbirds[2] |
Shinobu Fukushima (福島 忍, Fukushima Shinobu, born 14 December 1956 in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture[2]) 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.[3] He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics at age 61.[4]
He became paralyzed following a motorcycle accident at age 24.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "福島 忍". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "福島 忍". Japan Para Ice Hockey Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Shinobu Fukushima". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
- ^ "Meet Shinobu Fukushima, the 61-year-old grandpa who plays ice hockey at Winter Paralympics". The Economic Times. 2018-03-17. Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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- Ice sledge hockey players at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
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