Miho Nijo
Miho NijoMiho Nijo
Former Wheelchair Tennis Player
- Date of Birth: December 8, 1980
- Birthplace: Hokkaido
- Sport Wheelchair Tennis
- Affiliation: Sigmaxis Inc.
- Sponsors during active career
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TOTO Ltd., YKK AP Inc., Daiken Corporation, Hashimoto Sogyo Co., Ltd., Kawamura Co., Ltd., Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd., OX Engineering Co., Ltd.
Profile
Born in Hokkaido. At the age of 23, while working as a carpenter, she fell from scaffolding at a construction site and suffered a spinal cord injury, leading to life in a wheelchair. Soon after being discharged from the hospital, she began playing wheelchair tennis, gradually expanding her activities as a professional player participating in numerous international tournaments.
She won 4th place in the doubles at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics.
In 2016, she received the Asahikawa City Sports Association Sports Achievement Award. In the same year, she was appointed as the Asahikawa Tourism Ambassador. She is actively involved in promoting para-sports through lectures, hands-on workshops, and participation in events. She retired from active competition in May 2019.
After retirement, in addition to lectures and wheelchair tennis workshops, she has been widely involved in activities to contribute to the development and promotion of para-sports and the promotion of barrier-free environments, such as providing commentary for TV broadcasts of the Tokyo 2020 Games and serving as a Para-Sports Support Ambassador for Tokyo.
Main achievements
- 2013
- Lions Cup Singles/Runner-up
Dunlop Kobe Open Singles/Runner-up, Doubles/Winner
Osaka Open Singles/Runner-up, Doubles/Runner-up
Kitakyusyu Open Singles/Winner, Doubles/Winner
Peace Cup Doubles/Runner-up
Taipei Open Doubles/Runner-up
Busan Open Doubles/Runner-up
2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup 3rd place - 2014
- Queensland Wheelchair Tennis Open Singles/Runner-up, Doubles/Winner
New Zealand Wheelchair Tennis Open Singles/Runner-up, Doubles/Winner
The Fab-U-Life USTA/ITF Desert Classic Singles/3rd place, Doubles/Runner-up
Dunlop Kobe Open Singles/Best 4, Doubles/Runner-up - 2015
- Indian Wells Tennis Garden Wheelchair Champs Singles/Best 4, Doubles/Runner-up
Kitakyushu Open Singles/Winner, Doubles/Runner-up
Taiwan Open Singles/Best 4, Doubles/Runner-up
BNP Paribas World Team Cup /Runner-up
Midwest Wheelchair Tennis Championship Singles/Runner-up, Doubles/Winner
Vancouver International Wheelchair Tournament Singles/Runner-up, Doubles/Runner-up
2015 BNP Paribas World Team Cup 2nd place
Osaka Open Singles/Winner
Peace Cup Singles/Winner, Doubles/Winner - 2016
- Kitakyushu Open Singles/Winner, Doubles/Winner
Israel Open Singles/Award, Doubles/Winner
Dunlop Kobe Oprn Singles/3rd place, Doubles/Winner
BNP Paribas World Team Cup 3rd place
Busan Open Singles/3rd place, Doubles/Runner-up
Rio de Janeiro Paralympics Doubles/4th place
- 2018
- Kitakyushu Open Singles/Runner-up, Doubles/Winner
Kanagawa Open Doubles/Runner-up
Lectures and Event Appearances
Press Release: Starting the “Miho Nijo Dream Power Project” to convey the ‘power of dreams’ to local Hokkaido children
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Para-athletes and chefs talk about true “hospitality”
Miho Nijo, a member of the All-Japan Women’s Wheelchair Tennis Team, conducts a special class at Ebaradaiichi Junior High School
Hiromi Oka launches the “Oka Hiromi Project” and donates wheelchair tire sets to the Hokkaido Wheelchair Tennis Association
In addition, many sports promotion events and practical skill/lecture activities at schools are also conducted.
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