Nozomi Okuhara

The native form of this personal name is Okuhara Nozomi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Nozomi Okuhara
奥原 希望
おくはら のぞみ
Okuhara at 2017 Australia Open.
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 (age 29)
Ōmachi, Nagano, Japan[1]
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)[2]
HandednessRight[2]
Women's singles
Career record387 wins, 142 losses
Highest ranking1 (29 October 2019)
Current ranking14 (27 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Glasgow Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chiba Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Taipei Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' singles
BWF profile

Nozomi Okuhara (奥原 希望, Okuhara Nozomi, born 13 March 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. A former World's number 1 in the BWF rankings for the women's singles, she is well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[3] and gold medal at the 2017 World Championships.[4]

  1. ^ "【バドミントン全英OP】奥原快挙V 練習方針変えてドン底からV字回復" (in Japanese). Tokyo Sports. 15 March 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "奥原 希望お くはら のぞみ" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Olympics: Nozomi Okuhara takes badminton bronze as injured Li Xuerui pulls out – report". The Straits Times. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (28 August 2017). "Okuhara prevails in epic – Singles finals: Total BWF World Championships 2017". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2020.