Misato Nakamura

Misato Nakamura
Personal information
Native name中村美里
Nakamura Misato
Born28 April 1989 (1989-04-28) (age 35)
Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country Japan
SportJudo
Weight class–52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2008, 2016)
World Champ.Gold (2009, 2011, 2015)
Asian Champ.Gold (2010, 2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍52 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Astana ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha ‍–‍48 kg
World Masters
Gold medal – first place 2010 Suwon ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Baku ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Almaty ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2009 Moscow ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍52 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Paris ‍–‍52 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍52 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍52 kg
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Macau ‍–‍45 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Beirut ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF80
JudoInside.com40336
Updated on 24 May 2023

Misato Nakamura (中村 美里, Nakamura Misato, born 28 April 1989) is a Japanese judoka. She won the bronze medal in the -52 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics[1] and 2016 Summer Olympics[2] and the gold medal in the same weight class at the 2009 World Judo Championships.

Nakamura began working as a television commentator for judo in 2018.[3]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Misato Nakamura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Misato Nakamura". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Misato Nakamura, Judo Athlete, Olympic Medalist", The North American Post, 13 December 2019