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Yuka Naoi

Personal information
Born	(1963-03-17) March 17, 1963 (age 61) Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Sport
Sport	Women's goalball
Disability	Retinitis pigmentosa
Disability class	B2
Medal record Representing  Japan Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Team

Yuka Naoi (直井 由香, Naoi Yuka, born 17 March 1963) is a Japanese retired goalball player. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics with the Japanese team which also included her twin sister Yuki Naoi.

Like Yuki, she has retinitis pigmentosa. She developed symptoms when she was 20, and began playing goalball in around 1997.

References

1. ^ "Athens2004 Athletes" (PDF). Japanese Para-Sports Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2020.
2. "Naoi Yuki". 2008 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
3. "Yuka Naoi". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
4. ^ "挑戦！アテネパラリンピック-ゴールボール選手 直井由香（なおいゆか）さん". Normalization (in Japanese). 24 (276). July 2004. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
5. "視覚障害ある双子・直井さん、パラリンピック出場". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 8 June 2004. Archived from the original on 12 October 2006. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

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