NTT HEROES
Head for the world stage! NTT Athletes
Takuro YAMADA
Para Swimming

PROFILE

Takuro YAMADA
- Event:
- Swimming S9 SB8 SM9
- Date of Birth:
- April 12, 1991
- Place of Birth:
- Hyogo
- Height:
- 176cm
- My Favorites:
- Golf
- Affiliation:
- NTT DOCOMO
PURPOSE
Goals for this season
In 2022, I will face every single championship head on with the aim of breaking my personal best time to reach the uncharted 25-second level world.
RESULTS
Main achievements
- 2021
- Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Competitive swimming
- Men's 200m Individual Medley SM9, Rank 8
- Men's 4x100m Medley Relay 34 Points, Rank 8
- 2019
- London 2019 World Para Swimming Allianz Championships
Japan swim team member - 2018
- 2018 Asian Para Games Swimming
- Men’s S9 50-meter freestyle, Winner
- 2016
- Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
- Men’s S9 50-meter freestyle, Bronze medalist
- 2015
- Glasgow 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships
- Men’s S9 50-meter freestyle, 2nd place
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Our Athlete 2020 heralds a new era in public awareness about blind marathons and other parasports Tadashi HORIKOSHI and Yoko AOKI (Blind Marathon)
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Our Athlete I want to show the world our speed and offensive power Akiko HASEGAWA(Beach volleyball)
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Our Athlete Our rivals may be improving, but we will also continue to improve. Yuma YAMAZAKI and Sarina SATOMI
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Our Athlete I want to contribute to rugby, making it even more exciting Tasuku KAWAHARA (Rugby referee) (NTT Communications)
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Our Athlete I want to popularize rugby sevens in Japan through 2020 Kazushi HANO (Rugby) (NTT Communications)