Akihiko Nakamura

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Akihiko Nakamura
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Nakamura in 2017
Personal information
Born (1990-10-23) October 23, 1990 (age 30)
Nagoya, Japan[1]
EducationPhysical education
Alma materChukyo University
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportMen's athletics
Event(s)Decathlon
Coached byKatsuhiko Matsuda[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 10.66 (2014)
400 m – 47.17 (2012)
1500 m – 4:14.09 (2012)
110 mH – 13.90 (2012)
400 mH – 49.38 (2012)
HJ – 2.10 m (2007)
PV – 4.90 m (2014)
LJ – 7.56 m (2017)
SP – 12.44 m (2014)
DT – 37.39 m (2018)
JT – 54.77 m (2010)
Dec – 8035 (2014)[3]
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Medal record
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Decathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Decathlon
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wuhan Decathlon
Silver medal – second place 2011 Kobe Decathlon
Silver medal – second place 2013 Pune Decathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha Decathlon
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Doha Heptathlon
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hangzhou Heptathlon

Akihiko Nakamura (中村 明彦, Nakamura Akihiko, born 23 October 1990) is a Japanese decathlete. He competed in the 400 m hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified in the heats. At the 2016 Rio Games he placed 22nd in the decathlon. Nakamura won several medals on continental level in heptathlon and decathlon.

International competitions[]

Representing  Japan
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 18th (q) High jump 2.04 m
2011 Asian Championships Kobe, Japan 2nd Decathlon 7478 pts
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom – 400 m hurdles DQ
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 2nd Decathlon 7620 pts
2014 Asian Indoor Championships Hangzhou, China 2nd Heptathlon 5693 pts
Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 3rd Decathlon 7828 pts
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 1st Decathlon 7773 pts
World Championships Beijing, China 16th Decathlon 7745 pts
2016 Asian Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Heptathlon 5831 pts
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd Decathlon 7612 pts
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 19th Decathlon 7646 pts
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 3rd Decathlon 7738 pts
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd Decathlon 7837 pts

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akihiko Nakamura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Akihiko Nakamura Archived 5 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. asiangames2018.id
  3. ^ Akihiko Nakamura at World Athletics

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