Osamu Nagashima Explained

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	Choi Jung-man	4–21, 12–21	Bronze
2009	Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea	Lee Sam-seop	16–21, 22–20, 9–21	Bronze
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Jakarin Homhual	21–14, 16–21, 21–23	Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

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

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH1

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

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Asian Championships

Men's singles WH1

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

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

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

Men's singles WH1

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Peru Para Badminton International	Hiroshi Murayama	21–14, 21–16	Winner
2018	Turkish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2019	Denmark Para Badminton International	Hiroshi Murayama	21–13, 11–21, 9–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Peru Para Badminton International	Hiroshi Murayama	Kouhei Kobayashi Atsuya Watanabe	21–11, 21–14	Winner
2017	USA Para Badminton International	Chan Ho Yuen	Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop	11–21, 16–21	Winner

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Peru Para Badminton International	Rie Ogura	Rodolfo Cano Pilar Jáuregui	21–10, 21–18	Winner
2017	USA Para Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki	Kim Jung-jun Kang Jung-kum	21–18, 8–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Spanish Para Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki	Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan	17–21, 22–20, 21–17	Winner
2018	Turkish Para Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki	Jakarin Homhual Amnouy Wetwithan	21–9, 21–16	Winner
2018	Thailand Para Badminton International	Yuma Yamazaki	Kim Jung-jun Son Ok-cha	21–12, 21–14	Winner

External links

• • • • Osamu Nagashima at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Osamu Nagashima - Badminton Paralympic Athlete Profile . 2024-09-20 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
2. Web site: A . TEAM . 長島 理｜バドミントン注目選手｜パラサポWEB . 20 September 2024 . パラサポWEB . ja.
3. Web site: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Results . . 12 March 2022.
4. Web site: 1 September 2024 . 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」 . 20 September 2024 . 読売新聞オンライン . ja.
5. Web site: 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） . 20 September 2024 . city.kounosu.saitama.jp.
6. News: 29 May 2022 . Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards . en . .
7. News: 11 July 2022 . BWF Para Tournamentsoftware . en . .