Kazuya Kaneko

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Kazuya Kaneko
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2000-02-08) February 8, 2000
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Sport
SportGoalball
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisMen's
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place2022 HangzhouMen's

Kazuya Kaneko (金子和也, Kaneko Kazuya; born February 8, 2000 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan)[1] is a Japanese goalball player and a captain of Japanese men's national team.[2]

Kaneko was a part of the Japan roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3] He was on the team that won silver in the men's tournament, at the 2022 Asian Para Games.[4][5] Kaneko was on the team that won gold in the men's tournament, at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6][7]

References

  1. "Kazuya Kaneko". Paris 2024 Paralympics. 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. "詳細)ゴールボール代表選手 パリパラリンピック2024" (in Japanese). NHK. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. "Goalball – Team Japan". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. "Match results" (PDF). resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. "Roster" (PDF). resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. "Men's Medallists" (PDF). Paris 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  7. "Japan takes Paralympic gold in men's goalball for the first time". The Japan Times. September 6, 2024.