Chikako Nakayama

Chikako Nakayama
Personal information
Born (1975-08-30) 30 August 1975
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
EventWomen's doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place2004 JakartaWomen's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place1997 BusanWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1997 BusanWomen's team

Chikako Nakayama (中山 智香子, Nakayama Chikako; born August 30, 1975, in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a female badminton player from Japan.[1]

Nakayama competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Keiko Yoshimoti. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand in the round of 16.[2]

Achievements

IBF International Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1999 Spanish International Japan Takae Masumo England Joanne Davies
England Gail Emms
15–12, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Scottish Open Japan Takae Masumo Russia Irina Ruslyakova
Russia Marina Yakusheva
15–10, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 South Africa International Japan Keiko Yoshitomi Japan Yoshiko Iwata
Japan Miyuki Tai
4–15, 15–4, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [3]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2000 Cuba International Japan Norio Imai Canada Mike Beres
Canada Kara Solmundson
15–4, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chikako Nakayama". JOC.or.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 8, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2007.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chikako Nakayama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tournament Progression Nakayama Chikako Yoshitomi Keiko South African International 2003". Worldbadminton.net. 17 June 2003. Archived from the original on 28 November 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "2000 Cuba International Badminton Championships | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 6 March 2000. Archived from the original on 24 December 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2026.