Osamu Nagashima

Osamu Nagashima
長島 理
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1979-10-21) 21 October 1979
Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
HandednessLeft
Men's singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking5 (MS 16 April 2024)
6 (MD with Atsuya Watanabe 1 October 2019)
2 (XD with Yuma Yamazaki 1 January 2019)
Current ranking6 (MS)
30 (MD with Takumi Matsumoto) (17 September 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hsinchu Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hsinchu Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Seoul Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Seoul Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Seoul Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Basel Men's doubles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Yeoju Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Yeoju Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Beijing Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Osamu Nagashima (長島 理, Nagashima Osamu; born 21 October 1979) is a Japanese para-badminton player.[1][2] He reached the quarter-finals of the men's singles WH1 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but did not advance to the final four.[3] In the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he was eliminated in the group stages of the men's singles WH1 event. He also reached the semi-finals of the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event with his partner Takumi Matsumoto but eventually lost in the bronze medal match.[4]

Biography

Nagashima was an active badminton player during his years in junior high school. During his university years, he suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident and became wheelchair-bound. He later discovered wheelchair badminton and started to compete in international para-badminton tournaments.[5]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Gymnasium 1, Bangkok, Thailand South Korea Choi Jung-man 4–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2009 Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea South Korea Lee Sam-seop 16–21, 22–20, 9–21 Bronze Bronze
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Thailand Jakarin Homhual 21–14, 16–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Hsinchu Municipal Gymnasium,
Hsinchu, Taiwan 		Japan Yukiya Kusunose Spain Airam Fernández
Spain Francisco Pineda 		2–0 Bronze Bronze
2009 Olympic Fencing Gymnasium,
Seoul, South Korea 		Japan Tsutomu Shimada Japan Hiroki Fujino
Japan Mitsuyoshi Noine 		21–16, 21–11 Bronze Bronze
France David Toupé
Turkey Avni Kertmen 		16–21, 17–21
South Korea Lee Sam-seop
South Korea Lee Yong-ho 		16–21, 14–21
Israel Shalom Kalvansky
Israel Shalom Shalom 		21–9, 21–9
2011 Coliseo Deportivo,
Guatemala City, Guatemala 		Japan Seiji Yamami Turkey Avni Kertmen
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		10–21, 15–21 Silver Silver
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Japan Seiji Yamami France David Toupé
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		13–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England 		Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop 		9–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland 		Japan Atsuya Watanabe South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Dong-seop 		13–21, 21–15, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Hsinchu Municipal Gymnasium,
Hsinchu, Taiwan 		Japan Midori Kagotani South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Nam Sun 		2–1 Bronze Bronze
2009 Olympic Fencing Gymnasium,
Seoul, South Korea 		Japan Midori Shimada France David Toupé
Switzerland Sonja Häsler 		21–10, 21–16 Bronze Bronze
South Korea Lee Yong-ho
South Korea Son Ok-cha 		12–21, 22–20, 17–21
South Korea Lee Sam-seop
South Korea Lee Mi-ok 		14–21, 20–22
Spain Roberto Galdos
Spain Marta Rodriguez 		21–9, 21–9
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany 		Japan Rie Ogura Turkey Avni Kertmen
Turkey Emine Seçkin 		19–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Malaysia Zulkafli Shaari 21–14, 21–13 Bronze Bronze
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea South Korea Choi Jung-man 15–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia China Qu Zimo 16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Japan Yuma Yamazaki China Mai Jianpeng
China Li Hongyan 		16–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles WH1

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Stadium Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sri Lanka Kusum Weerasinghe 15–10, 9–15, 15–17 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Stadium Titiwangsa,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		Japan Yukiya Kusunose Malaysia Madzlan Saibon
Malaysia Zulkafli Shaari 		3–15, 0–15 Bronze Bronze
2012[a] Yeoju Sports Center,
Yeoju, South Korea 		Japan Tsutomu Shimada Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Chatchai Kornpeekanok 		19–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop 		9–21, 12–21
Chinese Taipei Fang Chih-tsung
Chinese Taipei Ong Yu-yu 		21–11, 21–12
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China 		Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop 		9–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012[a] Yeoju Sports Center,
Yeoju, South Korea 		Japan Yoko Egami Japan Tsutomu Shimada
Japan Rie Ogura 		21–19, 21–17 Bronze Bronze
South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korea Kim Yun-sim 		11–21, 12–21
South Korea Kim Sung-hun
South Korea Lee Sun-ae 		8–21, 8–21

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 runner-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[6][7]

Men's singles WH1

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2023 Western Australia Para Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Ryu Dong-hyun 18–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (8 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles WH1

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru Para Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama 21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Turkish Para Badminton International France David Toupé 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama 21–13, 11–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru Para Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama Japan Kouhei Kobayashi
Japan Atsuya Watanabe 		21–11, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 USA Para Badminton International Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop 		11–21, 16–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru Para Badminton International Japan Rie Ogura Brazil Rodolfo Cano
Peru Pilar Jáuregui 		21–10, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 USA Para Badminton International Japan Yuma Yamazaki South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Kang Jung-kum 		21–18, 8–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Japan Yuma Yamazaki Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan 		17–21, 22–20, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Turkish Para Badminton International Japan Yuma Yamazaki Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Amnouy Wetwithan 		21–9, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International Japan Yuma Yamazaki South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Son Ok-cha 		21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Notes

  1. ^ a b This tournament uses a round robin system.

References

  1. ^ "Osamu Nagashima - Badminton | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
  2. ^ A, TEAM. "長島 理｜バドミントン注目選手｜パラサポWEB". パラサポWEB (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ^ "パラ・バドミントン男子ダブルス３位決定戦は日本人対決…４４歳長島理「竜になって終わりたい」". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ "鴻巣市出身の長島理選手が東京2020パラリンピックに出場しました!! - 教育委員会 - 鴻巣市公式ホームページ（スポーツ課）". city.kounosu.saitama.jp. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
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