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Shoko Ota
is a Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. Results Competing for Japan at the 2006 Winter Paralympics: * Biathlon 7.5 km Standing - 6th * Biathlon 12.5 km Standing - 3rd (bronze) * Cross-country skiing 10 km Standing - 9th * Cross-country skiing 3 × 2.5 km Relay - 5th Competing for Japan at the 2010 Winter Paralympics: * Biathlon: 3 km Pursuit Standing - 7th * Biathlon: 12.5 km Individual Standing - 11th * Cross-country skiing: 1 km Sprint Standing - 2nd (silver) * Cross-country skiing: 5 km Standing - 11th * Cross-country skiing: 3 x 2.5 km Relay - 5th Competing for Japan at the 2014 Winter Paralympics: * Biathlon: 6 km Standing - 6th place * Biathlon: 10 km Standing - DNS * Cross-country skiing: 1 km Sprint Standing - 8th * Cross-country skiing: 5 km Standing - 10th * Cross-country skiing: 4 x 2.5 km Mixed Relay - 7th Competing for Japan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Japan competed as the host nation of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in their cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of People Who Died Climbing Mount Everest
At least 310 people have died attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest which, at , is Earth's highest mountain and a particularly desirable peak for mountaineers. The most recent years without known deaths on the mountain are 1977, in which only two people reached the summit, and 2020, when permits were suspended by Nepal because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Deaths have been attributed to avalanches, falls, serac collapse, exposure, frostbite, or health problems related to conditions on the mountain. Not all bodies have been located, so details on those deaths are not available. The upper reaches of the mountain are in the death zone, a mountaineering term for altitudes above a certain point – around , or less than of atmospheric pressure – where the oxygen pressure level is not sufficient to sustain human life. Many deaths in high-altitude mountaineering have been caused by the effects of the death zone, either directly (loss of vital functions) or indirectly ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
