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Rugby player
Seiya Norimatsu
Date of birth (1990-04-02) April 2, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthŌmuta, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)Wheelchair rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) -
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Japan
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Wheelchair rugby
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Wheelchair Rugby
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Wheelchair Rugby
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Wheelchair Rugby
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Wheelchair Rugby

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.

Background

Norimatsu was born in Ōmuta, Fukuoka and was raised in Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Ariake National College of Technology.

Career

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. 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. 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.

References

  1. "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会特設サイト" (in Japanese). 一般社団法人日本スポーツ広告協会. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ "乗松聖矢さん講演会" (in Japanese). 大牟田市教育委員会. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021.
  3. "車いすラグビー 乗松聖矢 選手（SMBC公式）" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. "Team SMBC Interview Movie乗松 聖矢 車いすラグビー篇" (in Japanese). SMBCグループ. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021.
  5. "東京2020パラリンピック競技大会日本代表推薦選手について JWRF 一般社団法人 日本車いすラグビー連盟" (in Japanese). 日本車いすラグビー連盟. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. "【東京パラリンピック】「日本ラグビー」で2大会連続銅メダル！ 池主将のリーダーシップと仲間たち" (in Japanese). ラグビー共和国. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. "Japan beats U.S. to clinch first Paralympics wheelchair rugby gold". Japan Today. 3 September 2024.
  8. Close, David (2 September 2024). "Japan defeats USA to win wheelchair rugby gold at Paris Paralympics". CNN.
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