Profile
Track and field athlete (T11) / triathlete (PTVI)
Yuichi Takahashi is an employee of Mitsubishi Corporation.
Hometown: Yokote City, Akita
Date of Birth: June 12, 1965
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2004
Paralympics in Athens
Wins gold medal in the men's marathon (severe visual impairment category) -
2006
4th IPC Athletics World Championships in the Netherlands
Wins gold medal in the men’s marathon (severe visual impairment category) -
2008
Paralympics in Beijings
16th place, men's marathon (severe visual impairment category) -
2011
5th IPC Athletics World Championships in New Zealand
4th place, men's marathon (severe visual impairment category) -
2012
Paralympics in London
7th place, men's marathon (severe visual impairment category) -
2018
Kasumigaura Marathon and International Blind Marathon 2018
Wins men's full marathon B-1 (totally blind) division
ASTC Paratriathlon Asian Championships
4th place, PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division
2018 Sarasota-Bradenton ITU Paratriathlon World Cup
Wins PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division
2018 Funchal ITU Paratriathlon World Cup
7th place, PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division -
2019
2019 Devonport ITU Paratriathlon World Cup
7th place, PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division
2019 Gyeongju ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships
2nd place, PTVI (Total or Partial visual Impairment) men's division
2019 Banyoles ITU Paratriathlon World Cup
8th place, PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division
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2021
2021 Asia Triathlon Championships Hatsukaichi
2nd place, PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division
2021 World Triathlon Para Series Yokohama
9th place, PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division
AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Para Series Leeds
10th place, PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division
2021 World Triathlon Para Cup Besancon
11st place, PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division
2021 World Triathlon Para Cup A Coruna
8th place, PTVI (Total or Partial Visual Impairment) men's division
Yuichi Takahashi
Diagnosed with retinitis punctata albescens, an eye disease, in his second year of high school. This was then complicated by retinitis pigmentosa, an intractable disease. At the age of 34, he completely lost his sight.
He set a world record at the Kasumigaura International Blind Marathon in April 2004 with a time of 2 hours, 37 minutes and 43 seconds. He has won numerous awards, including receiving a silver cup from the Emperor of Japan, the Prime Minister's Award, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare's Award, the Akita Prefecture's People's Honor Award, the Yokote City's People's Honor Award, and the Tokyo Kita Ward's People's Honor Award. He also contributes to our corporate philanthropy initiatives by giving lectures, collecting signatures to promote barrier-free facilities, and other efforts. Since 2018, he has added the triathlon to his repertoire of challenges and has competed in the triathlon world cup.
