Momoka Muraoka
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1997 (age 27) Fukaya, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Momoka Muraoka (村岡桃佳, Muraoka Momoka, born 3 March 1997 in Fukaya, Saitama)[1][2] is a woman para-alpine skier, who won five medals for Japan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[3] She also served as their flag-bearer at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations.[4][5]She graduated from Waseda University with a degree in Sports science.[2]
She won the gold medal in the women's downhill, women's super-G, and women's giant slalom at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pyeonchang 2018 profile". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b "村岡桃佳 TOYOTA TOPATHLETES MEMBER". TOYOTA TOP ATHLETES (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "NHK". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Mainichi". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Kyodo News". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Momoka Muraoka at the International Paralympic Committee
- Momoka Muraoka at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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