Mai Nakamura (backstroke swimmer)

Mai Nakamura (中村 真衣, Nakamura Mai, born July 16, 1979) is a former backstroke swimmer from Japan.[1] At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Nakamura won the silver medal in the 100m Backstroke and a bronze medal as part of the Women's Relay Team for the 4 x 100 metre Medley.

Not to be confused with Mai Nakamura (synchronized swimmer).
Mai Nakamura
Personal information
Full nameMai Nakamura
Nationality Japan
Born (1979-07-16) July 16, 1979
Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubJSS Nagaoka Swimming School
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Perth 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1999 Hong Kong 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1999 Hong Kong 50 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1997 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1999 Sydney 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Sydney 4×100 m medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2001 Beijing 50 m backstroke

At one point, she was a holder of the 50 m backstroke world record.[1]

See also

References
  • databaseOlympics at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mai Nakamura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  1. "Mai Nakamura Announces Retirement - Swimming World News". Swimming World News. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2017-11-01.



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