Osamu Nagashima

Osamu Nagashima
長島 理
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1979-10-21) 21 October 1979 (age 45)
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]

  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.