Taiki Kawayoke

The native form of this personal name is Kawayoke Taiki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Taiki Kawayoke (Japanese: 川除 大輝, Hepburn: Kawayoke Taiki, born 21 February 2001) is a Japanese paralympic cross country skier.^[2][3] He participated at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in the 20 kilometre classical event and won the gold medal with a time of 52:52.8.^[1][4][5]

Taiki Kawayoke
川除大輝

Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(2001-02-21) 21 February 2001 (age 23) Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Disability class	LW5/7[1]
Medal record Men's Paralympic cross-country skiing Representing  Japan Winter Paralympics 2022 Beijing 20km classical standing

References

1. "Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
2. "Taiki Kawayoke's big dream comes true". International Paralympic Committee. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
3. Shimbun, Yomiuri (5 March 2022). "Flag-bearer Kawayoke aims for medal together with his hero". The Japan News. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
4. "Beijing Paralympic Winter Games 2022: full results". The Guardian. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
5. "Taiki Kawayoke captures gold in long-distance cross-country event". The Japan Times. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.