Taiyo Imai

Taiyo Imai
今井 大湧
Personal information
Born (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Men's singles SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking2 (MS, 16 August 2022)
2 (XD with Noriko Ito, 12 July 2022)
Current ranking6 (MS)
6 (XD with Noriko Ito) (8 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Beijing Men's singles
Asian Youth Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Dubai Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Dubai Men's doubles
BWF profile

Taiyo Imai (今井 大湧, Imai Taiyō, born 10 August 1998) is a Japanese para badminton player.[1][2] He competed in the men singles SU5 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

He won a bronze medal in the men's singles SU5 at the 2017 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.[3]

  1. ^ "Para-badminton Players: Taiyo Imai". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  2. ^ "今井 大湧 (いまい たいよう)|バドミントン|パラ|選手プロフィル|東京2020オリンピック・パラリンピック|ニュースサイト:時事ドットコム". 時事ドットコム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. ^ Parasapo 4, Tokyo. "今井 大湧|東京パラに出場したバドミントン注目選手|パラサポWEB". パラサポWEB (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)