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Seiya Norimatsu
Date of birth	April 2, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Japan
Occupation(s)	Wheelchair rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	-
International career
Years	Team
	Japan
Representing Japan
Paralympic Games
Wheelchair rugby
World Games

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.^[1]^[2] He graduated from Ariake National College of Technology.^[1]

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.^[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]

References

^ ^a ^b "乗松聖矢さん講演会" (in Japanese). 大牟田市教育委員会. 26 June 2021.
^ "車いすラグビー乗松聖矢選手（SMBC公式）". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "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.
^ "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. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ "【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.
^ "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.

[omuta-1] "乗松聖矢さん講演会" (in Japanese). 大牟田市教育委員会. 26 June 2021.

[2] "車いすラグビー乗松聖矢選手（SMBC公式）". Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[3] "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.

[4] "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. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[5] "【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.

[6] "Japan beats U.S. to clinch first Paralympics wheelchair rugby gold". Japan Today. 3 September 2024.

[7] Close, David (2 September 2024). "Japan defeats USA to win wheelchair rugby gold at Paris Paralympics". CNN.

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