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Masae Komiya (小宮 正江, Komiya Masae, born 8 May 1975[4]) is a Japanese goalball player with a congenital visual impairment. She was part of the bronze medal-winning Japanese women's team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics she captained the gold medal-winning Japanese women's team. After the game she stated "The day [we waited for] finally came. I was so overcome with emotion that I couldn't finish singing the 'Kimigayo' national anthem."[5]

Her impairment was caused by retinitis pigmentosa, which destroyed her vision in both eyes when she was in primary school.[1] She began playing in 2001. Her coach, Naoki Eguro, introduced her to the sport.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "ゴールボール選手 小宮正江プロフィール". C's Athlete (in Japanese). 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Komiya Masae". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Goalball Women Quarterfinal Start List" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ 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. ^ "Japan tops China for goalball gold". The Daily Yomiuri. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2020.


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