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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Olympics
Nakamura retired from swimming in 2008, after her final Olympic Games. At the time she retired, she was the current Asian record holder in both the 100 m and 200 m women’s backstroke disciplines.[2]
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.[3] She retired shortly after achieving this, in October 2008.[3]
Pan Pacific Championships
Nakamura won the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships held in Victoria, Canada. In doing so, she set a new Pan Pacific Championships record in the event, swimming 2:08.86. This beat the previous record of 2:10.02, set by her teammate Takami Igarashi earlier that same day in the qualifying heats.[4]
