Choke Yasuoka (''

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

'': 安岡チョーク, born January 18, 1973, in Pran Buri District,

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) is a

wheelchair racer Wheelchair racing is the racing of wheelchairs in track and road races. Wheelchair racing is open to athletes with any qualifying type of disability, amputees, spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and partially sighted (when combined with another ...

, who competes at

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level for Japan. At the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, he finished 6th in the demonstration sport of Men's 1500m wheelchair. He also participated in the

2004 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 136 , athletes = 3,806 , events = 519 in 19 sports , opening = 17 September , closing = 28 September , opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos , cauldron = Georgios Toptsis , stadium = Olympi ...

, winning silver in the 400 metres, gold in the 800 metres, and bronze in the 4×400 metre relay. He has also competed in wheelchair marathon races, including the Boston Marathon and the Ōita Marathon.Boston marathon profile
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* 1973 births Living people Japanese male wheelchair racers Olympic wheelchair racers for Japan Wheelchair racers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Paralympic athletes for Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Japan Paralympic silver medalists for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Paralympic wheelchair racers Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century Japanese people Choke Yasuoka {{Japan-Paralympic-medalist-stub