Rie Urata
Appearance
![]() Urata after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | [1] Nankan, Kumamoto,[2] Japan | July 1, 1977
Education | University of Teacher Education Fukuoka[3] |
Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[3] |
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb)[3] |
Sport | |
Sport | Women's goalball |
Disability class | B1[4] |
Medal record |
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]
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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ a b c d "Urata Rie". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.[dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rie Urata". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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- Paralympic gold medalists for Japan
- Goalball players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Goalball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Goalball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Kumamoto Prefecture
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic goalball players for Japan
- Female goalball players
- University of Teacher Education Fukuoka alumni
- Paralympic medalists in goalball
- Goalball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- 20th-century Japanese women
- 21st-century Japanese women
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games
- Japanese Paralympic medalist stubs
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