Chiharu Nakamura
| Born | April 25, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chiharu Nakamura (中村 知春, Nakamura Chiharu; born April 25, 1988) is a Japanese rugby sevens player.
Early career
In 2010, Nakamura graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Career Design at the Ichigaya Campus of Hosei University.[1]
Rugby career
Nakamura made her international sevens debut for Japan at the 2013 USA Women's Sevens in Houston.[1]
Nakamura led the Japan's women's sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] She has competed for the Sakura Sevens team at three Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments in 2013, 2018 and 2022.[1]
Nakamura won silver at the 2014 Asian Games. She competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[5][6][7]
She also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]
References
- 1 2 3 "NAKAMURA Chiharu". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ↑ "NAKAMURA Chiharu". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. July 18, 2016. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Rugby: Sakura Sevens squad announced for Rio". Kyodo News.net. 16 July 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ↑ "Sakura Sevens Team Announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Sakura Sevens Announce Team for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Japan Sakura Sevens Team Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Japan's Olympic Sevens Teams Revealed Alongside New National Sevens Jersey". Japan Rugby Football Union. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Japan - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
External links
- "Japan Player Profile". en.rugby-japan.jp. Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- Chiharu Nakamura at Olympics.com
- Chiharu Nakamura at Olympedia
- Chiharu Nakamura at InterSportStats
- Chiharu Nakamura at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games
- Chiharu Nakamura at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Chiharu Nakamura on Instagram
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Japanese rugby sevens players
- Japanese female rugby union players
- Japan international women's rugby sevens players
- Japan women's international rugby union players
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Japan
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games gold medalists in rugby sevens
- Asian Games silver medalists in rugby sevens
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Rugby union players from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Rugby sevens players from Kanagawa Prefecture
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- Japanese rugby union biography stubs