Eiko Kakehata Explained

Eiko Kakehata
Birth Date:	19 February 1993
Birth Place:	Yokohama,^[1] Kanagawa, Japan
Height:	165 cm^[2]
Weight:	66 kg
Disability Class:	B3

is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.^[3]

She has albinism which caused her visual impairment. She started playing goalball when she was 16. Her father Mitsunori Kakehata (欠端光則) played professional baseball for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales (now Yokohama DeNA BayStars).^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 欠端瑛子：「回転投げ」を極めてゴールボールの頂点を目指す. Yoshii. Taeko. ja. Japan Echo. 28 June 2019. 25 January 2020.
2. Web site: Kakehata Eiko. International Paralympic Committee. 27 January 2020.
3. Web site: Eiko Kakehata. International Paralympic Committee. 22 January 2020.