Further Personal Information |
Marital status |
Married |
Family |
Wife Rie Ohashi |
Occupation |
Armed Forces |
Languages |
Japanese |
Higher education |
Physical Education - Nihon University: Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up fencing in grade two of primary school in Japan. |
Why this sport? |
He chose fencing because it suited his physique. |
Club / Team |
JSDF Physical Training School: Japan |
Name of coach |
Yuichi Shikine [national], JPN; Shogo Nishida [national], JPN; Oleksandr Gorbachuk [national], UKR |
Handedness |
Right |
International Debut |
Year |
2013 |
Competing for |
Japan |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Masarun, Makun (fencingfan.net, 26 Nov 2015) |
Hobbies |
Watching movies. (fencingfan.net, 26 Nov 2015) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Review the old and learn the new." (fencingfan.net, 26 Nov 2015) |
Awards and honours |
In 2017 he received the Toba City Sports Excellence Award, and the Mie Prefecture Sports Special Achievement Award in Japan. (city.toba.mie.jp, 01 Jan 2018; pref.mie.lg.jp, 08 Feb 2018)
In 2014 he was given the Kozuki Sports Prize by the Kozuki Foundation in Japan. (kozuki.or.jp, 11 Aug 2014)
In 2014 he received a Sports Excellence Award in Setagaya, Japan. (se-sports.or.jp, 23 Feb 2015)
He received an Excellence Award at the 2012 Toba Players and Teams Excellence Awards in Japan. (toba.mie.jp, 14 Dec 2012) |
Famous relatives |
His sister Ayumi has represented Japan in fencing, and was part of the team that finished fourth in team epee at the 2018 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. (mainichi.jp, 18 Jun 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 12 Jul 2018) |