Misato Michishita
Japanese Paralympic athlete (born 1977)
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Misato Michishita (道下 美里, Michishita Misato; born 19 January 1977 in Shimonoseki City) is a visually impaired Japanese long distance and marathon runner. She silver medalled at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro,[1][2] and won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[3][4] She won the bronze medal the 2024 Summer Paralympics with a time of 3:04:23 in Paris, after Elena Congost from Spain was controversially disqualified with a time of 3:00:48 despite a human reflex when her companion almost fell.[5][6]
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Michishita at 2016 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 1977 Shimonoseki, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.44 m (4 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visual impairment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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