Misato Michishita (道下 美里, Michishita Misato, born January 19, 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]
.jpg) 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Athlete Bio - Misato Michishita". International Paralympic Committee. 20 June 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Athletes - Misato Michishita". The Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center. 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Japan's Misato Michishita wins Paralympic gold in women's T12 marathon". The Japan Times. 5 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ Houston, Michael (5 September 2021). "De Rozario takes women's marathon title in thrilling finish on final day of Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Martinez, Eduardo (September 8, 2024), "Paralympics: Japan's Suzuki, Michishita win marathon bronze", Kyodo News
- ^ "Spanish Paralympian's mistake costs bronze medal, 2 metres from finish line". Euro weekly news. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
External links
edit- Misato Michishita at the International Paralympic Committee
- Misato Michishita at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)