Chiharu Nakamura

Rugby player
Chiharu Nakamura
Date of birth (1988-04-25) April 25, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birthKanagawa, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
- Japan
Medal record
Women's rugby sevens
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team

Chiharu Nakamura (中村 知春, Nakamura Chiharu, born April 25, 1988) is a Japanese female rugby sevens player. She was named in Japan's women's sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] She was also the captain of the squad.[2][3]

Nakamura won silver at the 2014 Asian Games. She competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "NAKAMURA Chiharu". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  2. ^ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  3. ^ "Rugby: Sakura Sevens squad announced for Rio". Kyodo News.net. 16 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  4. ^ "Sakura Sevens Team Announced for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  5. ^ "Sakura Sevens Announce Team for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". Japan Rugby Football Union. 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  6. ^ "Japan Sakura Sevens Team Confirmed for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022". RugbyAsia247. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-21.

External links

  • Chiharu Nakamura at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  • "Japan Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
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