Yurika Abe (阿部 友里香, Abe Yurika, born 7 October 1995) is a Japanese cross-country skier and biathlete.
She competes in paralympic skiing in category LW6. Her left arm has nerve damage from her birth.
In the 2014 Winter Paralympics at Sochi she competed in the 6km standing biathlon, ranking 13th, and in standing cross-country skiing at distances of 1km sprint freestyle, 5km freestyle and 15km freestyle events, ranking 10th, 9th and 8th respectively.
She also competed in the 2018 Winter Paralympics at Pyeongchang.
References
- ^ "Athlete Profile - Yurika Abe". Cross-Country Skiing. Pyeong Chang 2018 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Yurika Abe". Nippon Foundation Paralympics Support Center. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
External links
- "Athlete: Abe, Yurika". International Ski Federation.
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