Haruka Wakasugi

Haruka Wakasugi
	Wakasugi after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	August 23, 1995 (age 29); Ōme, Tokyo, Japan
Education	Rikkyo University
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Women's goalball
Disability class	B1 (formerly B2)
Medal record
Representing Japan
Paralympic Games
Asian Para Games

Haruka Wakasugi (若杉遥, Wakasugi Haruka, born 23 August 1995^[4]) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.^[5]

She was 13 years old when she developed fibrous dysplasia which led to vision loss.^[1] She began playing goalball in 2010 at age 15.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "若杉遥" (PDF). Japan Sport Council (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Wakasugi Haruka". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
^ "Goalball Women Quarterfinal Start List" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Goalball Women Gold Medal Match Start List" (PDF). 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ "Haruka Wakasugi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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[jiss-1] "若杉遥" (PDF). Japan Sport Council (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[ipc-2] "Wakasugi Haruka". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.

[3] "Goalball Women Quarterfinal Start List" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[start-4] "Goalball Women Gold Medal Match Start List" (PDF). 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[5] "Haruka Wakasugi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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