Rie Urata

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Rie Urata
Urata Rie Women's goalball awards 2012 Paralympics (cropped).jpg
Urata after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1977-07-01) July 1, 1977 (age 44)[1]
Nankan, Kumamoto,[2] Japan
EducationUniversity of Teacher Education Fukuoka[3]
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[3]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[3]
Sport
SportWomen's goalball
Disability classB1[4]

Rie Urata (浦田 理恵, Urata Rie, born 1 July 1977[4]) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics,[5] and bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]

Life[]

Her impairment was caused by retinitis pigmentosa, which destroyed her vision in both eyes when she was 20 years old.[1] She began playing goalball in 2004.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "ゴールボール選手 浦田理恵プロフィール". C's Athlete (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "【町長室】浦田理恵さん、金メダルおめでとうございます。". Government of Nankan Town (in Japanese). 12 September 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Urata Rie". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Goalball Women Gold Medal Match Start List" (PDF). 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Rie Urata". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Goalball URATA Rie - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 2021-09-09.


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