Reiko Nakamura
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| Full name | 中村 礼子 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 17, 1982 Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In this Japanese name, the family name is Nakamura.
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.
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.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Nakamura's entry on databaseolympics.com.
- ↑ Reiko wins back national swimming title, published 2007-04-06; retrieved 2009-07-13.
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| Preceded by Angel Martino |
Women's 100-meter backstroke world record-holder (short course) March 4, 2001 – November 29, 2001 |
Succeeded by Natalie Coughlin |
| Preceded by Natalie Coughlin |
Women's 200-meter backstroke world record-holder (short course) February 23, 2008 – April 11, 2008 |
Succeeded by Kirsty Coventry |
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