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Shunya Nakamachi

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Shunya Nakamachi
Date of birth (1994-08-30) August 30, 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthKitamoto, Saitama, Japan
Occupation(s)Wheelchair rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) -
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Japan
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Wheelchair rugby
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Wheelchair Rugby
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Wheelchair Rugby

Shunya Nakamachi (中町 俊耶, Nakamachi Shunya, born August 30, 1994) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for COLOPL and the Japanese national team.

Background and career

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Nakamachi graduated from Honjo Daiichi High School in March 2013.[1] He was a member of the baseball team in high school. While still a member of the baseball team as a freshman in college, he broke his neck and now has disabilities in both hands and the lower body.[2]

In 2021, Nakamachi was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "東京パラリンピック出場!平成24年度卒業、中町 俊耶(ナカマチ シュンヤ)選手" (in Italian). 本庄第一高等学校. 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "車いすラグビー 中町 俊耶". NHK. 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会日本代表推薦選手について JWRF 一般社団法人 日本車いすラグビー連盟" (in Japanese). 日本車いすラグビー連盟. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. ^ "【東京パラリンピック】「日本ラグビー」で2大会連続銅メダル! 池主将のリーダーシップと仲間たち" (in Japanese). ラグビー共和国. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.