Rie Urata

Rie Urata
	Urata after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	July 1, 1977[1]; Nankan, Kumamoto,[2] Japan
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]
Representing Japan
Paralympic Games
Asian Para Games

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

"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.
"Urata Rie". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
"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.

[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.