Tomoya Ito (伊藤 智也, Itō Tomoya) (born 16 August 1963) is a professional Japanese wheelchair Paralympic athlete from Suzuka, Mie, Japan, and a former entrepreneur.^[1]

Biography

• 1998 During a business trip, he fell down and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. During his first treatment, he placed the order for a racing wheelchair by mistake. This mistake triggered him to start competing.
• 2002 He founded a non-profit organization, "Gold Athlete" to support athletes of disabled sports.
• 2004 Attended the 2004 Summer Paralympics, in Athens
• 2005 Became a professional athlete. He was enlisted to the Hall of Fame at The Museum of Marathon in Greece. He was the first Paralympic athlete to be enlisted.
• 2008 won two gold medals at 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He also marked the world record at Men's T52 800m round 1.^[2]

Biography References

• Kondo, Mikio (2008-09-13). "Shisso 'Ikiru Jikkan', Rikujo Danshi 400m Shinkiroku 'Kin' no Ito Tomoya". Yomiuri Shimbun.

• Ito, Tomoya (2005-01-27). Ichibyo demo. Ise Shimbun Sha. ISBN 978-4-900457-91-1.

• Mie TV "Tottemo Waku-doki" on 6, October, 2008
• Cable Net Suzuka "Ito Tomoya Beijing Paralympic Special Program" in Oct 2008

Records

• 400m T52 57.25 Japan National Record
• 800m T52 1:52.31 World Record
• Marathon T52 1:52:36

As of December 2008^[2][3]