Player ยท Women
Nozomi Okuhara
Nozomi Okuhara is a Japanese badminton player from Nagano who competes in women's singles. In 2017 she became the first Japanese woman to win the world singles title.
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Key facts
| Item | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Badminton | |
| Nationality | Japan | Japan national team player profiles, Player profile, badminton.or.jp/national/player/view/15 |
| Born | 1995-03-13 | Japan national team player profiles, Player profile, badminton.or.jp/national/player/view/15 |
| Plays | Right-handed | Japan national team player profiles, Player profile, badminton.or.jp/national/player/view/15 |
| Honour | World champion, women's singles (2017) | Badminton Asia news, Badminton Asia, 28 August 2017: "Japan's Nozomi stands tall in Glasgow as new world champion" (https://badmintonasia.org/2017/08/28/japan-s-nozomi-stands-tall-in-glasgow-as-new-world-champion/) |
| Honour | Olympic bronze medal, women's singles (Rio 2016) | Olympedia, Athlete page, olympedia.org/athletes/130766 |
| Honour | All England Open women's singles champion (2 titles: 2016, 2021) | Badminton Asia news, Badminton Asia, 3 May 2016: "Asian Championships" (https://badmintonasia.org/2016/05/03/asian-championships/); Badminton Asia, 13 May 2022: "Thailand Steadily Moves Closer to the Final" (https://badmintonasia.org/2022/05/13/thailand-steadily-moves-closer-to-the-final/) |
Sources
- Badminton Asia news, Badminton Asiabadmintonasia.orgNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
- Japan national team player profiles, Nippon Badminton Associationbadminton.or.jpNational body or tour (tier 2 of 5)
- Olympedia, OlyMADMenolympedia.orgStats and records body (tier 4 of 5)