Kyosuke Oyama
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Kyosuke Oyama (小山 恭輔, Oyama Kyosuke, born 26 December 1987) is a Paralympic swimmer from Japan competing mainly in category S6 events.
Oyama grew up in Higashikurume in the western part of the Tokyo metropolits. He suffered from paralysis in half of his body as a junior high school student.[1]
He competed in the 50m, 100m and 400m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Paralympics but it was in the 50m butterfly that he won his only medal, a silver behind Xu Qing of China who broke the world record in winning the race.[2]
References
- ^ "平成28年9月 小山選手の表敬訪問". Higashikurume City. September 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Kyosuke Oyama". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
External links
- Kyosuke Oyama at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kyosuke Oyama - Montreal 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships at the International Paralympic Committee
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