Takayuki Endo

Takayuki Endo
Personal information
Native name遠藤隆行
Born (1978-03-19) March 19, 1978 (age 46)
Saitama, Japan
Alma materSurugadai University[1]
Sport
SportSledge hockey
PositionDefenceman
TeamTokyo Ice Burns
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.

Takayuki Endo (遠藤 隆行, Endō Takayuki, born 19 March 1978 in Saitama Prefecture[2]) is a Japanese ice sledge hockey player and rower.[3] He was part of the Japanese sledge hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[1] He was also Japan's national flag bearer there.[2] He was awarded the Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award that year.[4]

He has a congenital deficiency in both legs.[1]

Endo bearing the Japanese flag during the Parade of Nations at the 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony on March 12, 2010.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Takayuki Endo". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  2. ^ a b Ninomiya, Seijun (2010-04-06). "第２回「アイススレッジホッケーとの出合い」". Challengers TV (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. ^ "2019世界選手権日本代表クルー（シニア・パラ）". Japan Rowing Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  4. ^ "Bourgonje and Takayuki to Receive Whang Youn Dai Achievement Award". International Paralympic Committee. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2012.


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