Akiko Adachi

Akiko Adachi

Adachi after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	(1983-09-10) September 10, 1983 (age 41) Yame, Fukuoka,[1] Japan
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport	Women's goalball
Disability class	B2[3]
Medal record Representing  Japan Paralympic Games 2012 London Team Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Team 2014 Incheon Team

Akiko Adachi (安達 阿記子, Adachi Akiko, born 10 September 1983^[3]) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.^[4] She scored the game-winning goal in the final against China.^[5]

She was diagnosed with macular degeneration in her right eye when she was 14 years old. When she was 20, a visual condition also developed in her left eye, causing impairment.^[1] She began playing goalball in 2006, at age 23.^[2]

References

1. "安達 阿記子 選手（ゴールボール）". Government of Tokorozawa, Saitama (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
2. "Adachi Akiko". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Goalball Women Gold Medal Match Start List" (PDF). 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
4. "Akiko Adachi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
5. "Japan seeks to retain Paralympic goalball title". International Paralympic Committee. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.