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2017 Tsuzuki Ward Human Rights Awareness Lecture
Last Updated January 23, 2019
Invited Manami Ito, the first prosthetic nurse in Japan, who won a 100m breaststroke at the Paralympics in Beijing and London, and was able to fulfill his dreams and hopes once lost. You will talk about the importance of "Knowing Loss" and "Crying" that you learned through the Paralympic Games, and the performance of the violin.
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From 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm on Monday, December 18, 2017
2 venues
Tsuzuki public hall Auditorium (32-1 Chigasaki Chuo, Tsuzuki-ku, Tsuzuki Ward General Government Building)
3 Titles
A heart that doesn't give up
4 Lecturer
Manami Ito (Japan's first one-arm prosthetic nurse / Former Paralympic Swimming representative)
・Tutor profile
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1984
Entered Shizuoka Medical Association Nursing College in 2003
In a traffic accident in 2004, right arm cutting
At Hyogo Prefectural Rehabilitation Central Hospital
Work on prosthetic hand production
Joined Kobe Centennial Memorial Hospital in 2007
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
4th place in 100m breaststroke
8th place in 100m butterfly
2010 Asian Para Games
2nd place in 100m breaststroke
2012 London Paralympic Games
8th place in 100m breaststroke
June 2015 Kobe Centennial Memorial Hospital Retirement
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