Seiya Norimatsu
Rugby player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seiya Norimatsu (乗松 聖矢, Norimatsu Seiya, born April 2, 1990) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for Team SMBC and the Japanese national team.
| Date of birth | April 2, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Wheelchair rugby player | ||||||||||||||||
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Norimatsu was born in Ōmuta, Fukuoka and was raised in Fukuoka Prefecture.[1][2] He graduated from Ariake National College of Technology.[1]
Due to Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Norimatsu was wheelchair bound from the age of 12, started wheelchair basketball at the age of 16, and switched to wheelchair rugby at the age of 23.[3] He was selected to represent Japan at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and contributed to the team's first medal win.
In 2021, Norimatsu was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.[4][5] In 2024, he was again selected as a recommended athlete for the Japanese national team for the 2024 Summer Paralympics, with whom he won a gold medal.[6][7]
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