Nana Takeda

Nana Takeda (武田 奈也, Takeda Nana, born 21 December 1988)^[1] is a Japanese former figure skater. She is the 2007 NHK Trophy bronze medalist and 2009 Winter Universiade silver medalist. She won five medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed as high as fourth at the World Junior Championships.

Nana Takeda
Takeda in 2007.
Born	(1988-12-21) December 21, 1988 (age 35) Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Japan
Coach	Koji Okajima Hanae Yokoya
Skating club	Meiji Jingu Gaien Tokyo
Began skating	1993
Retired	2011

Takeda is one of the seven women who defeated World and Olympic champion Yuna Kim throughout her career.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2008–2009 [2]	Artistry in Rhythm by Stan Kenton	Swan Lake by Pyotr Tchaikovsky	High School Musical
2007–2008 [3][4]	Tanguera by Mariano Mores	Otonal by Raúl di Blasio
2006–2007 [5]	Midnight Garden (Swan Lake modern arrangement) by Bond	Tango Jalousie by Jacob Gade Tango de los Exilados performed by Vanessa-Mae
2005–2006 [6]		Otonal by Raúl di Blasio
2004–2005 [7]	Libertango by Astor Piazzolla	The Last Emperor by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[8]
Event	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	09–10	10–11
GP NHK Trophy										3rd
GP Skate Canada										6th	9th
Finlandia												13th
Universiade											2nd
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds								4th	9th
JGP Final							8th		5th
JGP Bulgaria						6th
JGP China							1st
JGP Croatia								2nd
JGP Estonia								4th
JGP Romania							2nd		1st
JGP Slovakia					17th
JGP Taiwan									2nd
Mladost Trophy						1st J.
National[1][8]
Japan Champ.						10th		9th	7th	6th	6th	9th	WD
Japan Junior			13th	9th	8th	5th	7th	2nd	1st
Japan Novice	6th B	1st B	3rd A	2nd A
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

1. "武田 奈也 TAKEDA Nana" (in Japanese). Japan Skating Federation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011.
2. "Nana TAKEDA: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009.
3. "Nana TAKEDA: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008.
4. Mittan, Barry (December 23, 2007). "Takeda Sticks to Seniors for 2007-08 Season". Golden Skate.
5. "Nana TAKEDA: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007.
6. "Nana TAKEDA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006.
7. "Nana TAKEDA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2005.
8. "Competition Results: Nana TAKEDA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012.

External links

Media related to Nana Takeda at Wikimedia Commons

• Nana Takeda at the International Skating Union