Akira Kano
 Kano with bronze medal at the 2013 IPC Para-alpine World Championships at La Molina, Spain | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japan |
| Born | March 14, 1986 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
Events | Downhill slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super G |
Akira Kano (狩野 亮, Kanō Akira; born March 14, 1986) is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.
He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, where he became 27th at the Slalom, sitting.
He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He won a gold medal in the super-G and bronze in the Downhill, sitting. He became 6th at the Slalom, sitting.
He competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. He won a gold medal in the Super-G as well as gold in the Downhill, sitting.
References
[edit]- "Athletes." Akira KANO. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi, 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
External links
[edit]- Akira Kano at Vancouver 2010 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-04-08)
- Akira Kano at the International Paralympic Committee
- Akira Kano at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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- 1986 births
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- Paralympic alpine skiers for Japan
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- Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon
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