Misato Nakamura

Misato Nakamura (中村 美里, Nakamura Misato, born 28 April 1989) is a Japanese judoka. She won the bronze medal in the -52 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics^[1] and 2016 Summer Olympics^[2] and the gold medal in the same weight class at the 2009 World Judo Championships.

Misato Nakamura

Personal information
Native name	中村美里 Nakamura Misato
Born	28 April 1989 (1989-04-28) (age 35) Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–52 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2008, 2016)
World Champ.	(2009, 2011, 2015)
Asian Champ.	(2010, 2014)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2008 Beijing ‍–‍52 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍52 kg World Championships 2009 Rotterdam ‍–‍52 kg 2011 Paris ‍–‍52 kg 2015 Astana ‍–‍52 kg 2010 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou ‍–‍52 kg 2014 Incheon ‍–‍52 kg 2014 Incheon Women's team 2006 Doha ‍–‍48 kg World Masters 2010 Suwon ‍–‍52 kg 2011 Baku ‍–‍52 kg 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍52 kg 2012 Almaty ‍–‍52 kg IJF Grand Slam 2009 Moscow ‍–‍52 kg 2009 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg 2010 Paris ‍–‍52 kg 2010 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍52 kg 2014 Tyumen ‍–‍52 kg 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg 2008 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg 2009 Paris ‍–‍52 kg 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍52 kg IJF Grand Prix 2009 Hamburg ‍–‍52 kg 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍52 kg Asian Junior Championships 2003 Macau ‍–‍45 kg 2005 Beirut ‍–‍48 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	80
JudoInside.com	40336
Updated on 24 May 2023

Nakamura began working as a television commentator for judo in 2018.^[3]