Hiromi Endo (born 14 July 1986) is a Japanese boccia player. She is a bronze medalist at the Boccia World Championships and the Summer Paralympics.
 Hiromi Endo (left) at Paris 2024 Summer Olympians and Paralympians Japan National Team parade event on November 30th, 2024, with her mother Satomi Endo (center) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 14, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boccia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Endo was a member of Japanese team that won bronze in the 2022 Boccia World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, in the Team BC1/2 event.[1][2] At the Montreal World Boccia Cup in 2024, Endo lost to Jeralyn Tan in the final.[3] She competed in the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. In the women's individual BC1 event, Endo was drawn to Pool C alongside Yushae DeSilva-Andrade.[4] The two women advanced from their pool and reached the semifinals, where they had lost to Tan and Aurélie Aubert respectively.[5][6] In the bronze medal match, Endo defeated DeSilva-Andrade, thus securing her first Paralympic medal.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Hiromi Endo". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ Shefferd, Neil (13 December 2022). "Champions crowned at Boccia World Championships in Rio de Janeiro". InsideTheGames.
- ↑ Ang, Ervin (8 May 2024). "Singapore boccia player Jeralyn Tan retains World Cup title in Montreal". The Straits Times.
- ↑ "DeSilva-Andrade Advances To Quarter-Finals". Bernews. 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "DeSilva-Andrade To Play In Bronze Medal Match". Bernews.
- ↑ Lee, David (2 September 2024). "Singapore assured of historic Paralympic boccia medal after Jeralyn Tan's semi-final win". The Straits Times.
- ↑ "DeSilva-Andrade Places 4th At Paralympics". Bernews. 1 September 2024.