Katsuya Hashimoto
Rugby player
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Katsuya Hashimoto (橋本 勝也, Hashimoto Katsuya; born May 9, 2002 in Miharu, Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for the Tohoku Stormers and the Japanese national team.[1]
| Born | May 9, 2002 Miharu, Fukushima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Wheelchair rugby player | ||||||||||||||||
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Background and career
Hashimoto was born with disabilities in his limbs and started playing wheelchair rugby at the age of 16.[2]
In 2021, he was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[3][4]