Further Personal Information |
Marital status |
Married |
Family |
Son Takumi |
Other names |
Nozomi Nakano |
Residence |
Tokyo, JPN |
Occupation |
Athlete, Office Worker |
Languages |
Japanese |
Higher education |
Physical Education - Nippon Sport Science University: Tokyo, JPN |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport in year 10 at high school in Echizen, Japan. |
Why this sport? |
She enjoyed fencing with her club team at high school. |
Club / Team |
Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank: Japan |
Name of coach |
Oleksandr Gorbachuk [national], UKR |
Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Going to theme parks. (fukuishimbun.co.jp, 25 Dec 2015) |
Most influential person in career |
Her son Takumi. (fukuishimbun.co.jp, 25 Dec 2015) |
Awards and honours |
In 2010 and 2016 she received the Citizen Honorary Award in Echizen, Japan. (city.echizen.lg.jp, 31 Jan 2011; city.echizen.lg.jp, 09 Feb 2017) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (jpnsport.go.jp, 31 Oct 2016) |
Other information |
MATERNITY LEAVE She gave birth to her son in 2013, and returned to the sport in September 2014. (nikkansports.com, 15 Jul 2015) |