Rie Urata

Rie Urata
	Urata after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	(1977-07-01) July 1, 1977 (age 47); Nankan, Kumamoto, Japan
Education	University of Teacher Education Fukuoka
Height	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Sport	Women's goalball
Disability class	B1
Medal record
Representing Japan
Paralympic Games
Asian Para Games

Japanese goalball player

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

^ 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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[ahc-1] "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.

[ipc-3] "Urata Rie". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.^{[dead link‍]}

[start-4] "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.