Reiko Nakamura
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|---|---|
| Full name | 中村 礼子 |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | May 17, 1982 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | backstroke |
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Reiko Nakamura (中村 礼子, Nakamura Reiko, born May 17, 1982 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese Olympic and Asian record-holding swimmer. She swam in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, winning the bronze medals in the 200m backstroke at both editions. In doing so, she became the first Japanese woman in 72 years to win medals at consecutive Olympic games.[2] She retired shortly after achieving this, in October 2008.[2]
At the 2008 Olympics, Nakamura set the Asian Records and Japanese Records in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes (59.36 and 2:07.13).
At the 2007 World Championships, she swam to a new Japanese Record in the 100 back (1:00.40) in finishing third. Eight days later, she lowered the mark to 1:00.29 in winning the 2007 Japan Championships.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Nakamura's entry Archived 2007-03-08 at the Wayback Machine on databaseolympics.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Two-time medalist Nakamura quits". The Japan Times. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ Reiko wins back national swimming title[permanent dead link], published 2007-04-06; retrieved 2009-07-13.
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