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Akira Kano

Kano with bronze medal at the 2013 IPC Para-alpine World Championships at La Molina, Spain
Personal information
Nationality	Japanese
Born	(1986-03-14) March 14, 1986 (age 38) Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Alpine skiing
Event(s)	Downhill slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super G
Medal record Men's para alpine skiing Representing  Japan Paralympic Games Gold 2010 Vancouver Super-G, sitting Bronze 2010 Vancouver Downhill, sitting Gold 2014 Sochi Super-G, sitting Gold 2014 Sochi Downhill, sitting

Akira Kano (狩野 亮, Kanō Akira, born March 14, 1986) is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic Champion.

He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, where he became 27th at the Slalom, sitting.

He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He won a gold medal in the super-G and bronze in the Downhill, sitting. He became 6th at the Slalom, sitting.

He competed in the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. He won a gold medal in the Super-G as well as gold in the Downhill, sitting.