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 ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from Japan. He competed mainly in S4 freestyle events. Yuji competed as part of the Japanese Paralympic swimming team at 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 = Olympic ...

where he was part of the 4x50m freestyle squad that finished fourth and also the squad that finished second in the 4x50m medley behind the games record set by Brazil. He picked up a further two silver medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle on both occasions behind Brazilian

Clodoaldo Silva Clodoaldo Silva (born 1 February 1979) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. He competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, winning three silver medals and one bronze. He competed again at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where he s ...

he also finished third in the 200m freestyle that was again won by Silva. Silva has since been reclassified to S5, a class for more able-bodied swimmers. , Hanada is recognised by the

International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...

as S4 world record holder in the 50 metre freestyle event, a record time he set at the Athens Paralympics in 2004.

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* Living people Japanese male freestyle swimmers Paralympic swimmers of Japan Paralympic silver medalists for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan Paralympic medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics World record holders in paralympic swimming Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) S4-classified Paralympic swimmers 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-Paralympic-medalist-stub