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Birth name | Mieko Asai (浅井 三重子, Asai Mieko) | |||||||||||
Born | Tokyo,[1] Japan | October 1, 1980|||||||||||
Spouse | Yuji Kato | |||||||||||
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Sport | Women's goalball | |||||||||||
Disability class | B3[1] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Mieko Kato (加藤 三重子, Katō Mieko, née Asai (浅井), born 1 October 1980[2]) is a Japanese retired goalball player. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[3]
She has a congenital retinal disease which caused tunnel vision. Her corrected vision is 20/200, and it wasn't until junior high school that she became aware of her disability.[4]