Tomoya Ito



Tomoya Ito (伊藤 智也) (born 16 August 1963) is a professional Japanese wheelchair Paralympic athlete from Suzuka, Mie, Japan, and a former entrepreneur.

Biography

 * 1998 During a business trip, he fell down and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. During his first treatment, he placed the order for a racing wheelchair by mistake. This mistake triggered him to start competing.
 * 2002 He founded a non-profit organization, "Gold Athlete" to support athletes of disabled sports.
 * 2004 Attended the 2004 Summer Paralympics, in Athens
 * 2005 Became a professional athlete. He was enlisted to the Hall of Fame at The Museum of Marathon in Greece. He was the first Paralympic athlete to be enlisted.
 * 2008 won two gold medals at 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He also marked the world record at Men's T52 800m round 1.

Biography References






 * Mie TV "Tottemo Waku-doki" on 6, October, 2008
 * Cable Net Suzuka "Ito Tomoya Beijing Paralympic Special Program" in Oct 2008

Records

 * 400m T52 57.25 Japan National Record
 * 800m T52 1:52.31 World Record
 * Marathon T52 1:52:36

As of December 2008