Kae Kurahashi
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{{nihongo|Kae Kurahashi|倉橋 香衣|Kurahashi Kae|born September 15, 1990 in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan}} is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines/AXE and the Japanese national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parasapo.tokyo/featured-athletes/kurahashi-kae |title=倉橋 香衣 パリパラリンピック・車いすラグビー金メダリスト |accessdate=25 January 2025 |website=パラサポWEB |publisher=Nippon Foundation |language=ja}}
Background and career
Kurahashi continued gymnastics in junior high and high school, and after graduating from high school, she entered Bunkyo University Faculty of Education in Saitama Prefecture with the aim of becoming a teacher, and joined the trampoline club. In her third year at university, she failed a trick while practicing for a trampoline tournament, breaking her neck and damaging her cervical spinal cord. She lost almost all feeling below her collarbone and could only move part of her shoulders and arms. Still, she did not give up and worked hard on her rehabilitation with the aim of returning to university. One day, she encountered wheelchair rugby and was immediately fascinated by its intensity.{{Cite web|title=「日本代表初の女性選手」という葛藤と意|url=https://wedge.ismedia.jp/articles/-/11001|website=WEDGE Infinity(ウェッジ)|date=3 November 2017|access-date=27 September 2019}}
In 2016, Kurahashi joined Mitsui O.S.K. Lines after graduating from Bunkyo University Faculty of Education. In 2017, she was the only female player selected for the Japanese national team.{{Cite web|url=https://spaia.jp/column/rugby/8932|title=アメフトのポジションの役割を紹介|publisher=【SPAIA】スパイア|date=24 November 2019|access-date=15 November 2020}} In 2021, she was selected as a recommended athlete for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, with who she won a bronze medal.{{cite web|url=https://jwrf.jp/topics/label_representative/%e6%9d%b1%e4%ba%ac2020%e3%83%91%e3%83%a9%e3%83%aa%e3%83%b3%e3%83%94%e3%83%83%e3%82%af%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e4%bb%a3%e8%a1%a8%e6%8e%a8%e8%96%a6%e9%81%b8%e6%89%8b.php|title=東京2020パラリンピック競技大会日本代表推薦選手について JWRF 一般社団法人 日本車いすラグビー連盟|publisher=JWRF|date=21 June 2021|access-date=25 June 2021|language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621182257/https://jwrf.jp/topics/label_representative/%E6%9D%B1%E4%BA%AC2020%E3%83%91%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E4%BB%A3%E8%A1%A8%E6%8E%A8%E8%96%A6%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B.php}}{{Cite web|url=https://rugby-rp.com/2021/08/30/japan/70350|title=【東京パラリンピック】「日本ラグビー」で2大会連続銅メダル！ 池主将のリーダーシップと仲間たち|website=ラグビー共和国|date=30 August 2021|access-date=30 August 2021}} In 2024, she was selected as a recommended athlete for the Japanese national team for the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
References
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External links
- {{IPC athlete|kae-kurahashi}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Kobe
Category:Bunkyo University alumni
Category:Japanese wheelchair rugby players
Category:Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Japan
Category:Wheelchair rugby players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Wheelchair rugby players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Japan
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan
Category:World Games silver medalists for Japan