# Shinya Wada

Shinya Wada (和田 伸也, Wada Shin'ya, born 9 July 1977 in Neyagawa, Osaka pref.) is a visually impaired Japanese long-distance runner. Competing in the T11 classification, Shinya has represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he took the bronze medal in the men's 5000m T11 race. He is also a multiple World and Asian Para Games medalist, taking six medals over four tournaments.

## Personal bests

| Event | Record | Date | Competition | Notes |
| 800 m T11 | 2:07.12 | 24 September 2017 | 2017 Japan Para Athletics Championships | Asian/National Record |
| 1500 m T11 | 4:15.62 | 13 September 2016 | Rio 2016 Paralympics | National Record |
| 5000 m T11 | 15:48.97 | 2 December 2018 | Osaka Association of All Athletics 2nd Long Distance Meeting in 2018 | National Record |
| 10,000 m T11 | 34:21.89 | 23 January 2011 | 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships | Asian/National Record |
| 10 km | 33:08 | 5 March 2017 | 39th Chiba Prefecture citizens' Marathon | |
| Half marathon | 1:11:37 | 29 January 2017 | 2017 Osaka Half Marathon | |
| Marathon T11 | 2:32:11 | 4 December 2016 | 70th Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship | National Record |
| As of 2 December 2018 |||||

## Gallery

* Rio 2016 Paralympics Marathon
* Rio 2016 Paralympics Marathon
* 2017 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup (London, UK)
* 2018 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup (London, UK)

## Results
### World

| Date | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Guide | Notes |
| January 2011 | 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 4th | 10000 m T11 | 34:21.89 | Takashi Nakata | RR NR |
| January 2011 | 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 3rd | Marathon T11 | 2:43:26 | Takaaki Futami/Takashi Nakata | |
| August/September 2012 | 14th Summer Paralympic Games | London, United Kingdom | Heat | 1500 m T11 | 4:18.71 | Takashi Nakata | NR |
| August/September 2012 | 14th Summer Paralympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 5000 m T11 | 15:55.26 | Takashi Nakata | RR NR |
| August/September 2012 | 14th Summer Paralympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 5th | Marathon T12 | 2:40:08 | Atsushi Shida/Takashi Nakata | |
| July 2013 | 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships | Lyon, France | Heat | 1500 m T11 | DNF | | |
| July 2013 | 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships | Lyon, France | 4th | 5000 m T11 | 16:20.91 | | |
| July 2013 | 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships | Lyon, France | 2nd | Marathon T11 | 2:45:34 | Atsushi Shida/Takashi Nakata | |
| May 2015 | 5th IBSA World Games | Seoul, South Korea | Heat | 1500 m T11 | 4:42.78 | | |
| May 2015 | 5th IBSA World Games | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd | 5000 m T11 | 16:18.21 | Takashi Nakata | |
| October 2015 | 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 5000 m T11 | 16:31.04 | Takashi Nakata | |
| September 2016 | 15th Summer Paralympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Heat | 1500 m T11 | 4:16.12 | Takashi Nakata | NR |
| September 2016 | 15th Summer Paralympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 1500 m T11 | 4:15.62 | Takashi Nakata | NR |
| September 2016 | 15th Summer Paralympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 5000 m T11 | 16:02.97 | Takashi Nakata | |
| September 2016 | 15th Summer Paralympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | Marathon T12 | 2:39:52 | Takehiko Gyoba/Takashi Nakata | |
| April 2017 | 2017 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in association with the Virgin Money London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon T11/12 | 2:34:59 | | |
| July 2017 | 2017 World Para Athletics Championships | London, United Kingdom | Heat | 1500 m T11 | 4:22.12 | Koutaro Minowa | |
| July 2017 | 2017 World Para Athletics Championships | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 5000 m T11 | 15:54.29 | Koutaro Minowa | |
| April 2018 | 2018 World Para Athletics Marathon World Cup in association with the Virgin Money London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 5th | Marathon T11/12 | 2:42:18 | Takashi Nakata/Yasunori Murakami | |
| GR Game Record | NR National Record | RR Regional Record ||||||| |

### Regional

| Date | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Guide | Notes |
| December 2010 | 2010 Asian Para Games | Guangzhou, China | 4th | 5000 m T12 | 17:18.18 | Satoshi Kimura/Seiji Thuchida | |
| December 2010 | 2010 Asian Para Games | Guangzhou, China | | 10000 m T12 | 39:56.94 | Masayuki Kakusho/Hitoshi Kinoshita | NM event |
| October 2014 | 2014 Asian Para Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 800 m T11 | 2:08.97 | Kazumitsu Imaki | GR |
| October 2014 | 2014 Asian Para Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 1500 m T11 | 4:20.45 | Kazumitsu Imaki | |
| October 2014 | 2014 Asian Para Games | Incheon, South Korea | 1st | 5000 m T11 | 16:20.48 | Kazumitsu Imaki | GR |
| October 2018 | 2018 Asian Para Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | 1500 m T11 | 4:22.87 | Takashi Nakata | |
| October 2018 | 2018 Asian Para Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2nd | 5000 m T11 | 16:19.02 | Takashi Nakata | |
| GR Game record ||||||||