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TAMURA Norika
NOC Japan   
GenderWomen
Born 20 Jun 1991
Height1.65 m
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Asahi Kogyo: Japan
Further Personal Information
Higher education Business Management - Asahi University: Mizuho, JPN
General Interest
Famous relatives Her older sister Mariko has competed in fencing at an elite level. (gunma.jp, 01 Mar 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Jerome Guth [national], FRA
Further Personal Information
Languages Japanese
General Interest
Nicknames Tamuchi (nexus-group.jp, 25 Dec 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Work harder." (nexus-group.jp, 25 Dec 2015)
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? She began attending Numata Fencing Club in Japan while she was in the second grade at primary school. She initially took up foil, and got involved in sabre at Takasaki University of Commerce High School. She began focusing solely on sabre in her first year at Asahi University.
Further Personal Information
Occupation Athlete, Office Worker
Residence Tokyo, JPN
General Interest
Most influential person in career Coach Lee Wook-Jae. (sports.yahoo.co.jp, 10 Mar 2021)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 5 Team Sabre Tokyo, Japan
World Championships
2017 4 Team Sabre Leipzig, Germany
2017 8 Individual Sabre Leipzig, Germany
Asian Championships
2019 2 Individual Sabre Tokyo, Japan
2019 3 Team Sabre Tokyo, Japan
2018 5 Team Sabre Bangkok, Thailand
2018 7 Individual Sabre Bangkok, Thailand
2017 3 Team Sabre Hong Kong, China
2015 3 Team Sabre Singapore, Singapore
2014 5 Individual Sabre Suwon, Republic of Korea