is a visually impaired Japanese long-distance runner. Competing in the T11 classification, Shinya has represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he took the bronze medal in the men's 5000m T11 race. He is also a multiple World and Asian Para Games medalist, taking six medals over four tournaments.
Personal bests EventRecordDateCompetitionNotes800 m T112:07.1224 September 20172017 Japan Para Athletics ChampionshipsAsian/National Record1500 m T114:15.6213 September 2016Rio 2016 ParalympicsNational Record5000 m T1115:48.972 December 2018Osaka Association of All Athletics 2nd Long Distance Meeting in 2018National Record10,000 m T1134:21.8923 January 20112011 IPC Athletics World ChampionshipsAsian/National Record10 km33:085 March 201739th Chiba Prefecture citizens' Marathon Half marathon1:11:3729 January 20172017 Osaka Half MarathonMarathon T112:32:114 December 201670th Fukuoka International Open Marathon ChampionshipNational RecordAs of 2 December 2018
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Results World Date Competition Venue Position Event Time Guide Notes January 2011 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 4th10000 m T11 34:21.89 Takashi NakataRR NR 3rd Marathon T11 2:43:26Takaaki Futami/Takashi Nakata August/September 2012 14th Summer Paralympic Games London, United Kingdom Heat 1500 m T11 4:18.71 Takashi NakataNR 3rd 5000 m T11 15:55.26 Takashi Nakata RR NRKansai University News Letter Reed No. 31、11月号（2012年）、p. 15。 5th Marathon T12 2:40:08 Atsushi Shida/Takashi Nakata July 2013 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon, France Heat 1500 m T11 DNF 4th 5000 m T11 16:20.91 2nd Marathon T11 2:45:34 Atsushi Shida/Takashi Nakata May 2015 5th IBSA World Games Seoul, South Korea Heat 1500 m T11 4:42.78 2nd 5000 m T11 16:18.21 Takashi Nakata October 2015 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 5000 m T11 16:31.04 Takashi Nakata September 2016 15th Summer Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Heat 1500 m T11 4:16.12 Takashi Nakata NR 6th 1500 m T11 4:15.62 Takashi Nakata NR 6th 5000 m T11 16:02.97 Takashi Nakata 5th Marathon T12 2:39:52 Takehiko Gyoba/Takashi Nakata April 2017 2017 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in association with the Virgin Money London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st Marathon T11/12 2:34:59 July 2017 2017 World Para Athletics Championships London, United Kingdom Heat 1500 m T11 4:22.12 Koutaro Minowa 3rd 5000 m T11 15:54.29 Koutaro Minowa April 2018 2018 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in association with the Virgin Money London Marathon London, United Kingdom 5th Marathon T11/12 2:42:18 Takashi Nakata/Yasunori Murakami GR Game Record | NR National Record | RR Regional Record
Regional Date Competition Venue Position Event Time Guide Notes December 2010 2010 Asian Para Games Guangzhou, China 4th 5000 m T12 17:18.18 Satoshi Kimura/Seiji Thuchida 10000 m T12 39:56.94Masayuki Kakusho/Hitoshi Kinoshita NM event October 2014 2014 Asian Para Games Incheon, South Korea 1st 800 m T11 2:08.97 Kazumitsu ImakiGR今木一充「走り続けて得た大切な出逢い」（2015年）、pp. 5-6。 1st 1500 m T11 4:20.45 Kazumitsu Imaki 1st 5000 m T11 16:20.48 Kazumitsu Imaki GR October 2018 2018 Asian Para Games Jakarta, Indonesia 2nd 1500 m T11 4:22.87 Takashi Nakata 2nd 5000 m T11 16:19.02 Takashi Nakata GR Game record
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References
External links Shinya Wada – International Paralympic Committee Athlete Bio Shinya Wada (in Japanese) – Japan Blind Marathon Association Shinya Wada (in Japanese) – The Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center Shinya Wada Supporting Group Facebook (in Japanese) Takashi Nakata (in Japanese) – Guide runner