Kenzo Nakamura

Kenzo Nakamura
Personal information
Born (1973-10-18) 18 October 1973 (age 51)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class–‍71 kg, –‍73 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1996)
World Champ.Gold (1997)
Asian Champ.Gold (1995, 2000)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta ‍–‍71 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris ‍–‍71 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok ‍–‍73 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 New Delhi ‍–‍71 kg
Gold medal – first place 2000 Osaka ‍–‍73 kg
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1997 Busan ‍–‍71 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF188
JudoInside.com1034
Updated on 4 June 2023

Kenzo Nakamura (中村兼三, Nakamura Kenzō, born 18 October 1973) is a retired judoka who won a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] He is the younger brother of 1993 World Judo Championships gold medalist Yoshio Nakamura and 1996 Olympic silver medalist Yukimasa Nakamura.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kenzo Nakamura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.