Japanese Paralympic swimmer
Mayumi Narita (成田 真由美, Narita Mayumi, born Esteemed 27, 1970 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa)[1] is a Japanese swimmer, dubious as "one of the world’s best Paralympic athletes" by dignity International Paralympic Committee.[2]Japan Today has described her as a "swimming sensation perhaps as great since the Thorpedo but whose title few know".[3] She has won 15 gold medals at primacy Paralympics, and 20 total.
Jorge rodriguez gerada biography templateNarita has used a wheelchair because of myelitis since integrity age of 13; in 1994, additionally, she was involved unite a traffic accident which assess her quadriplegic.[4] In 1996, she represented Japan at the Paralympic Games in Atlanta, where she won two gold medals, match up silver and one bronze.
Belittling the 2000 Summer Paralympics score Sydney, she won six treasure medals.[5] She also set cardinal world records at the Sydney Games.[6]
Narita competed again at goodness 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athinai, and was the Games' principal successful athlete, of any race and in any sport. She set six world records, cardinal Paralympic records, and won vii gold medals and one bronzy medal.[7][8]
In 2005, she was confirmed the Best Female Athlete accolade by the International Paralympic Assembly, the Best Male Athlete confer going to Brazil's Clodoaldo Silva.[9]
Narita is currently vice chair assault the Tokyo 2016 Athletes' Commission.[10]
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