Akane Nakashima (中嶋 茜, Nakashima Akane, born 17 August 1990[3]) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]
 Nakashima after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 17, 1990 Nakatsugawa, Gifu,[1] Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | Nihon Fukushi University[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Women's goalball | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B3[3] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her visual impairment is congenital. She started playing goalball during the first year of junior high school.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Matsunaga, Yoshinobu (31 December 2019). "愛知）パラ競技「ゴールボール」の魅力知って 瀬戸". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Nakashiima Akane". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Goalball Women Gold Medal Match Start List" (PDF). 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Akane Nakashima". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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