Ryuji Kusaba
| Date of birth | December 10, 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Wheelchair rugby player | ||||||||||||||||
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Ryuji Kusaba (草場 龍治, Kusaba Ryuji, born December 10, 2000 in Asakura, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player and a member of the Japanese national team.[1]
In 2024, Kusaba was selected as a recommended athlete for the Japanese national team for the 2024 Summer Paralympics, with whom he won a gold medal.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "詳細)車いすラグビー代表選手 パリパラリンピック2024" (in Japanese). NHK. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Japan beats U.S. to clinch first Paralympics wheelchair rugby gold". Japan Today. 3 September 2024.
- ^ Close, David (2 September 2024). "Japan defeats USA to win wheelchair rugby gold at Paris Paralympics". CNN.
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Asakura, Fukuoka
- Sportspeople from Fukuoka Prefecture
- Japanese wheelchair rugby players
- Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Japan
- Wheelchair rugby players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Japan
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen