Eiji Misawa

Eiji Misawa
Personal information
Native name三澤英司
Born (1973-02-22) February 22, 1973 (age 51)
Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
SportIce sledge hockey
PositionDefenceman
DisabilityAmputee (since 1990)
TeamHokkaido Bears[2]
Medal record
Men's para ice hockey
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Vancouver Team
This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Eiji Misawa (三澤 英司, shinjitai: 三沢 英司, Misawa Eiji, born 22 February 1973 in Tachikawa, Tokyo[3]) is a Japanese ice sledge hockey player. He was part of the Japanese sledge hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[2]

His right leg was amputated due to a tumour at age 17.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "三沢 英司". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Eiji Misawa". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  3. ^ "三澤 英司". Japan Para Ice Hockey Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-04.


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