is a leg

amputee Amputation is the removal of a limb by trauma, medical illness, or surgery. As a surgical measure, it is used to control pain or a disease process in the affected limb, such as malignancy or gangrene. In some cases, it is carried out on indiv ...

athlete from Japan competing mainly in category T42 sprint and

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

events. He won silver medals in the long jump at the 2008 and 2016 Paralympics. Yamamoto also competed in

snowboarding at the 2018 Winter Paralympics The Snowboarding competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held on 12 and 16 March 2018 at the Jeongseon Alpine Centre in Gangneung, South Korea. Classification Para-snowboarding is divided into three classification categories. ; SB-LL1 ...

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Living people 1982 births Sprinters with limb difference Japanese disabled sportspeople Japanese male sprinters Japanese male long jumpers Japanese male snowboarders Paralympic athletes of Japan Paralympic snowboarders of Japan Paralympic silver medalists for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics People from Kakegawa, Shizuoka Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture Long jumpers with limb difference Paralympic sprinters Paralympic long jumpers Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games {{Japan-Paralympic-medalist-stub