Keiko Sugiura

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Keiko Sugiura
Personal information
Born (1970-12-26) December 26, 1970 (age 53)
Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportPara-cycling
Disability classC3
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Road race C1–3
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Time trial C1–3
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race C3
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maniago Road race C3
Gold medal – first place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race C3
Silver medal – second place 2018 Maniago Time trial C3
Silver medal – second place 2019 Emmen Road race C3
Silver medal – second place 2019 Emmen Time trial C3
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial C3
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Time trial C3
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Time trial C3
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Individual pursuit C3
Silver medal – second place 2019 Appeldoorn Time trial C3
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Time trial C3
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C3
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Milton Time trial C3

Keiko Sugiura (杉浦佳子, Sugiura Keiko, born December 26, 1970) is a Japanese road and track cyclist in the C3 category from Shizuoka Prefecture. She changed her surname from Noguchi (野口) to her maiden name Sugiura in 2018. She belongs to Team Bridgestone Cycling.[1] She has also been active under the name of Yoshiko Sugiura since around 2019.[2] Sugiura won the gold medal at the women's road time trial, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics,

Early life[edit]

Sugiura was born in Kakegawa, Shizuoka on December 26, 1970. She attended Kakegawa Nishi High School and later Kitasato University Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.[3] After graduating from college, she participated in triathlon and road racing as a hobby while working as a pharmacist and sports pharmacist.[4]

Career[edit]

In April 2016, Sugiura was injured during a road race in Shizuoka, resulting in cerebral contusion, traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, crushed fracture of skull, clavicle, ribs and scapula, and injuries to the trisection canal. Although she survived, doctors told her she could not heal from her condition, she still had higher brain dysfunction.[5] During the rehabilitation, an acquaintance recommended paracycling, and in March 2017, she returned to the Utsunomiya Criterium & Road Race.[6]

After that, Sugiura registered as a para-cyclist. She won the gold metal in the time trial of the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and got a lot of attention.[7] She also won the gold medal at 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in the road race.[8] She was selected as one of the winners of the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) annual award, the Para-Cycling Award, for her success this season, including winning the afformentioned road race.[9] The award was her first Japanese award.[10]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Sugiura won the gold medal at the women's road time trial.[11] She thus became the oldest Japanese person to win a Paralympic gold medal at the age of 50.[12] She also won the women's road race, becoming the first Japanese cyclist to win two gold medals in the same Paralympics.[13][14][15]

Personal life[edit]

Sugiura has two children.[16] Her son, Yuma Noguchi, is also a professional road cyclist.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "チーム&サポート". TEAM BRIDGESTONE Cycling Official Blog. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "対談：パラ自転車で感じる風 自民党前総裁 谷垣禎一さん×パラ自転車・ロード世界選手権覇者 杉浦佳子さん". 毎日新聞. March 12, 2019. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "パラサイクリング野口佳子 20年東京で目指すは金 - パラスポーツ". 日刊スポーツ. 日刊スポーツ新聞社. September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "バイシクルニュース:アスリートのための栄養セミナー開催!講師はアルカンシェル野口佳子」". BiCYCLE CLUB. June 11, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "自転車にアラフィフの星 転倒で大けが、パラに転向｜オリパラ". NIKKEI STYLE. 日経新聞. January 13, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "二つの熱戦とともにロードレースシーズンが開幕！「宇都宮クリテリウム」・「宇都宮ロードレース」レポート サイクルスポーツの特集記事（トピックス）". サイクルスポーツ.jp. March 22, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "2017パラサイクリング世界選ロードTTで野口佳子が優勝！ サイクルスポーツのニュース". サイクルスポーツ.jp. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "野口佳子が2年連続の世界選手権優勝/UCIパラサイクリング・ロード世界選手権2018". トラック競技/ロードレース/競輪ニュース-More CADENCE. August 7, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  9. ^ "パラサイクリング野口佳子選手 2018 UCI年間表彰選出". 日本自転車競技連盟 WEB SITE. October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  10. ^ "パラ自転車年間表彰、日本人初 野口佳子選手（掛川出身）". 静岡新聞アットエス. 静岡新聞. November 26, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  11. ^ "Keiko Sugiura wins gold in women's cycling road time trial". The Japan Times. August 31, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "大怪我から5年…パラアスリートして蘇り50歳の最年長金メダリストとなった女性サイクリスト杉浦佳子を勇気づけた言葉とは？". THE PAGE. September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Keiko Sugiura wins C1-3 cycling road race for second Tokyo gold". The Japan Times. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  14. ^ NEWS, KYODO. "Paralympics: Sugiura wins 2nd gold as Japan has games-best day". Kyodo News+. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  15. ^ Forward, JAPAN (31 August 2021). "PARALYMPIC ROUNDUP - Cyclist Keiko Sugiura, 50, Becomes Japan's Oldest Gold Medalist - JAPAN Forward". japan-forward.com. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  16. ^ "Cycling Track - SUGIURA Keiko". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  17. ^ "第3回パフォーマンスがあがるハイブリッドソーラーハウス体験＆パフォーマンス向上講演会". 高田工務店. February 9, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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