is a Japanese wheelchair athlete.
Career Hokinoue's career began at the age of 30, ten years after he sustained a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident.
His first major championship marathon was at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he placed 6th with a time of 1:23:22. His marathon best is 1:23:16, which he attained at the 2011 Seoul International Marathon.
He won the 2013 Boston Marathon's Wheelchair Men's portion, with a time of 1:25:33.
Personal life Yamamoto is married, with whom he had a son who died in 2011. Yamamoto's nickname is "Hiro-san".
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