What is Mari Amimoto?
[[File:Asia-Oceania Zone Wheelchair Basketball Championships - Japan's Mari Animoto.jpg|thumb|Mari Animoto at the 2013 Asia-Oceania Zone Wheelchair Basketball Championships ]] '''Mari Amimoto''' (born 15 November 1988) is a Japanese [[wheelchair basketball]] player (4.5 wheelchair basketball classification). She is a member of the Japan women's national wheelchair basketball team and her club Cocktail. She plays as a forward. She finished fourth at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]] and won the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games.<ref>{{Cite web|title=近畿若手チームの挑戦！車いすバスケでパラリンピックの頂点へ！ - クラウドファンディング READYFOR|url=https://readyfor.jp/projects/allkinki|access-date=2022-03-11|website=readyfor.jp|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BODYMAKER×アスリート（14）網本麻里選手 - News & Event|url=http://b.bodymaker.jp/NewsEvents/2014/08/19/140000.php|access-date=2022-03-11|website=b.bodymaker.jp|archive-date=2021-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903000953/http://b.bodymaker.jp/NewsEvents/2014/08/19/140000.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2021 she competed at the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-30|title=Wheelchair Basketball AMIMOTO Mari - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-basketball/athlete-profile-n1716629-amimoto-mari.htm|access-date=2022-03-11|website=web.archive.org|archive-date=2021-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930145502/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-basketball/athlete-profile-n1716629-amimoto-mari.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Life == Amimoto was born with an bone impairment in her right ankle. She started with wheelchair basketball when she was in grade five of primary school. She started playing competitively in grade 10 of high school. After competing at the 2006 World Championships where she finished with the team 6th, she competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She made it with the team to the semi finals, and finished fourth after also losing the bronze