Yurie Kanuma (鹿沼 由理恵, Kanuma Yurie, born May 20, 1981) is a Japanese former biathlete, cross-country skier and cyclist. She represented Japan at the 2010 Winter Paralympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As a cyclist, she competed in para-cycling tandem road and track events.[1]
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Early life and education
editKanuma was born on May 20, 1981, and is originally from Machida, Tokyo.[1] She was born with visual impairment (low-vision).[2] She graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Bunkyo School for the Blind.[3]
Sporting career
editAt the age of 25, Kanuma discovered Nordic skiing (cross-country) and began competing in earnest in 2008.[3] At the 2010 Winter Paralympics, she finished 5th in the 3 x 2.5 km relay event. She then switched to cycling.[2]
In 2016, Kanuma was selected as a representative for the 2016 Summer Paralympics, but before the start of the competition, she gradually lost feeling in her arm and developed peripheral nerve paralysis.[2] However, she was told that "if she received treatment, she would no longer be able to represent Japan," so she took painkillers and participated in the Paralympics.[4] At that Paralympics, she participated in the women's road time trial B with pilot Mai Tanaka and won a silver medal.[5] In recognition of her achievement, she was awarded the Machida City Citizen's Honor Award in the same year.[6] Her left arm was subsequently amputated in 2018.[2]
Kanuma served as a torchbearer for the 2020 Summer Olympics, running in Tokyo on July 9, 2021.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "パラサポweb". 日本財団パラリンピックサポートセンター. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "母から感じた「チャレンジをあきらめない」ということ ～自転車・鹿沼由理恵選手 - 東京2020パラリンピック - NHK". NHK. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ a b "新しい道、一緒に進みたい 香取慎吾さん 東京パラリンピック開幕まで１０００日：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "ＭＧＣ出場大迫、関根両選手を応援 鹿沼さん 市内小学校を駆け巡る". www.townnews.co.jp. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "1台の自転車を2人でこいで銀メダル。鹿沼由理恵と田中まいは本当のペア。". Number Web. Bungeishunjū. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "鹿沼由理恵さん、東京パラ五輪で金メダルめざす／リオ「銀」で町田市民栄誉彰". 相模経済新聞. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "聖火ランナー". 東京2020オリンピック. Retrieved 1 December 2021.