Haruo Takeuchi (竹内治夫, ''Takeuchi Haruo'') is a

paralympic The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

from

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

competing mainly in category B3 javelin events. Haruo competed in the B3 category javelin at the

1992 Summer Paralympics )( es, Deporte Sin Límites) , nations = 82 (BCN)75 (MAD) , athletes = 3,020 (BCN)1,600 (MAD) , opened_by = Queen Sofía , opening = 3 September (BCN)15 September (MAD) , closing = 14 September (BCN)22 September (MAD) , even ...

winning the gold medal in a Paralympic record of 49.02 metres.

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* Paralympic athletes of Japan Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Japan Living people Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Year of birth missing (living people) Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Japanese male javelin throwers 20th-century Japanese people Visually impaired javelin throwers Paralympic javelin throwers {{Japan-Paralympic-medalist-stub