Rana Nakano (中野 蘭菜, Nakano Rana, born 10 September 1997) is a Japanese individual trampoline gymnast, at international competitions. To date, she has competed in the 2014 and 2015 Trampoline World Championships, and Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
| Rana Nakano | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 43 kg (95 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Trampoline gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2014- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Seiryo Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Norifumi Yamamoto | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2014, she won the silver medal in the girls' trampoline event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.
Life
editNakano began the sport at age four in Kanazawa, Japan. Her mother sent her to a trampolining class in order to overcome her shy personality.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "FIG Profile - Nakano Rana (JPN) Nakano". fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rana Nakano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019.
External links
edit- Rana Nakano at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Rana Nakano at Olympics.com
- Rana Nakano at Olympedia (archive)
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