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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tomomi Tozawa (兎澤朋美, Tozawa Tomomi; born 14 January 1999) is a Japanese para athlete who specializes in the long jump. She represented Japan at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
In November 2019, Tozawa competed at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships and won a bronze medal in the long jump T63 event with a jump of 4.33 metres. She was subsequently selected to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. During her Paralympics debut she finished in fourth place in the long jump T63 event with a jump of 4.39 metres.
In May 2024, she competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 100 metres T63 event. She also won a silver medal in the long jump T63 event. In September 2024, she represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in the long jump T63 event with a jump of 4.58 metres.
She again competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and finished in fifth place in the long jump T63 event with a jump of 4.77 metres.
In October 2026, she competed at the 2026 Asian Para Games and won a gold medal in the long jump T63 event.
In the fifth grade of elementary school, she was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, which resulted in the amputation of her left leg from the thigh down.