Daisuke Uehara

Daisuke Uehara (上原 大祐, Uehara Daisuke, born 27 December 1981 in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture[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.[1]

Daisuke Uehara
Personal information
Native name上原大祐
Born (1981-12-27) December 27, 1981
Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
Alma materNagano University[1]
Height1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[2]
Sport
SportSledge hockey
PositionForward
DisabilitySpina bifida
TeamTokyo Ice Burns[1]
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2010 VancouverTeam

He was born with spina bifida.[1]

References

  1. "Daisuke Uehara". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  2. "上原 大祐". Jiji Press (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. "点取り屋 狙いは金だけ 上原大祐(アイススレッジホッケー)". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 2010-02-02. Archived from the original on 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2019-12-03.


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