Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Education
Kanzawa Gakuin University , Japan
Family
Wife Ayaka, one daughter [2021]
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Hirose [Japan]
Coach
Daisuke Nakata [national], JPN
Injuries
In November 2017 he ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] and damaged the meniscus in his right knee. He required three operations on his injuries. (citta-town.com, 11 Oct 2021; Instagram profile, 18 Oct 2019, 28 Nov 2017; ssl.allez-japan.com, 09 Jul 2018)
He tore his Achilles tendon twice while he was in his fourth year at university and was forced to take a one-year rehabilitation period. (citta-town.com, 11 Oct 2021; ssl.allez-japan.com, 09 Jul 2018)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age four. (ssl.allez-japan.com, 09 Jul 2018)
Reason for taking up the sport
Trampoline gymnastics was popular in his hometown, and he followed his older sister into the sport. (citta-town.com, 11 Oct 2021)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2021 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, and to establish a trampoline club. (citta-town.com, 11 Oct 2021; Twitter profile, 27 Oct 2021)
Additional information
General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a postgraduate degree at Kanazawa Gakuin University Graduate School in Japan. (shimada-ryota.com, 09 Mar 2019)
Last update : 2021-11-01