Akira Kano
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Born | Japan | March 14, 1986
Sport | |
Country | Japan |
Sport | Alpine skiing |
Event(s) | Downhill Slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super G |
Medal record |
Akira Kano (狩野 亮, Kanō Akira) (born March 14, 1986) is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.
He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, where he became 27th at the Slalom, sitting.
He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. He won a gold medal in the Super-G and bronze in the Downhill, sitting. He became 6th at the Slalom, sitting.
He competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. He won a gold medal in the Super-G as well as gold in the Downhill, sitting.
References
"Athletes." Akira KANO. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi, 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
External links
- Akira Kano – Profile at the Official site of Vancouver 2010
- Athlete Search Results – Kano, Akira, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Japanese alpine skiers
- Paralympic alpine skiers of Japan
- Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Japan
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Japanese winter sports biography stubs
- Alpine skiing biography stubs
- Japanese Paralympic medalist stubs
- Male alpine skiers