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Native name | 福島忍 | ||||||||||||||
Born | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan | December 14, 1956||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Ice sledge hockey | ||||||||||||||
Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal cord injury | ||||||||||||||
Team | Nagano Thunderbirds [2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shinobu Fukushima (福島 忍, Fukushima Shinobu, born 14 December 1956 in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture [2]) is a Japanese ice sledge hockey goaltender. He was part of the Japanese sledge hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. [3] He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics at age 61. [4]
He became paralyzed following a motorcycle accident at age 24. [3]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Native name | 福島忍 | ||||||||||||||
Born | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan | December 14, 1956||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Ice sledge hockey | ||||||||||||||
Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal cord injury | ||||||||||||||
Team | Nagano Thunderbirds [2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shinobu Fukushima (福島 忍, Fukushima Shinobu, born 14 December 1956 in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture [2]) is a Japanese ice sledge hockey goaltender. He was part of the Japanese sledge hockey team that won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. [3] He competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics at age 61. [4]
He became paralyzed following a motorcycle accident at age 24. [3]