Rie Katayama

Rie Katayama
Personal information
Full nameRie Katayama
片山梨絵
Born (1979-09-13) 13 September 1979 (age 45)
Suita, Japan
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country

Rie Katayama (片山梨絵, Katayama Rie, born 13 September 1979) is a Japanese cross-country mountain biker.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's cross-country event, finishing in 20th place.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 20th place again. In October 2012, she announced she would be retiring as a professional cyclist.[3]

References

  1. ^ London2012.com Archived 22 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Beijing 2008 - Women's Mountain Bike". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Katayama Rie ga konki kagiri intai o hyōmei". Cyclowired. Retrieved 8 October 2012.


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