Kota Hokinoue

Kota Hokinoue (洞ノ上浩太) is a Japanese wheelchair athlete.

Career
Hokinoue's career began in 2002, two years after he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident.

His first marathon was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he placed 5th with a time of 1:23:22. His marathon best is 1:22:01, which he attained at the 2011 Oensingen Wheelchair Marathon; this time became the Japanese record. Hokinoue also holds Japanese records for 5000 m and 10,000 m races.