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At the [[Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]] she won a silver medal in the [[Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's team pursuit|team pursuit event]]. She placed 5th in the 1000 and the 1500 m events and 12th in the 500 m one at the Olympics. At the [[2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2|2014–15 World Cup stop in Seoul, South Korea]], on 21 November 2014, she won the [[2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 500 metres|500 m event]], and she has a total of 25 podium placings in the world cup. At the [[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2015 world single distance championships]], she won the bronze medal in the [[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 500 metres|500 m event]]. |
At the [[Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]] she won a silver medal in the [[Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's team pursuit|team pursuit event]]. She placed 5th in the 1000 and the 1500 m events and 12th in the 500 m one at the Olympics. At the [[2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2|2014–15 World Cup stop in Seoul, South Korea]], on 21 November 2014, she won the [[2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 – Women's 500 metres|500 m event]], and she has a total of 25 podium placings in the world cup. At the [[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2015 world single distance championships]], she won the bronze medal in the [[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 500 metres|500 m event]]. |
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At the [[2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2017 world single distance championships]], she became the first Japanese woman to win an individual single distance world title winning the women's 500 m event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kodaira captures women’s 500-meter title at world championships|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/10/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/kodaira-captures-womens-500-meter-title-world-championships|accessdate=10 February 2017| |
At the [[2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2017 world single distance championships]], she became the first Japanese woman to win an individual single distance world title winning the women's 500 m event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kodaira captures women’s 500-meter title at world championships|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/10/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/kodaira-captures-womens-500-meter-title-world-championships|accessdate=10 February 2017|newspaper=[[The Japan Times]]|date=10 February 2017}}</ref> She won also silver medal in the 1000 m event at the championships. At the [[2017 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships|world sprint championships in the year]], she won the women's competition. In the season, she became overall winner of ISU World Cup 500 m cup. |
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Kodaira took the top step also in every single ISU world cup one in the 2017–18 season ahead of the Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.eu/index.html|title=ISU RESULTS|website=www.isuresults.eu|language=en|access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref> |
Kodaira took the top step also in every single ISU world cup one in the 2017–18 season ahead of the Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.eu/index.html|title=ISU RESULTS|website=www.isuresults.eu|language=en|access-date=20 February 2018}}</ref> |
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Native name | 小平 奈緒 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Chino, Nagano, Japan | 26 May 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 500 m, 1000 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nao Kodaira (Template:Lang-ja; born 26 May 1986) is a Japanese long-track speed skater who specialises in the sprint distances.
She is the 2018 Olympic champion in the 500 m distance. Kodaira is the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold medal in speed skating.
In 2009, she graduated from Shinshu University with a bachelor's degree in education.
Career
At the 2010 Winter Olympics she won a silver medal in the team pursuit event. She placed 5th in the 1000 and the 1500 m events and 12th in the 500 m one at the Olympics. At the 2014–15 World Cup stop in Seoul, South Korea, on 21 November 2014, she won the 500 m event, and she has a total of 25 podium placings in the world cup. At the 2015 world single distance championships, she won the bronze medal in the 500 m event.
At the 2017 world single distance championships, she became the first Japanese woman to win an individual single distance world title winning the women's 500 m event.[1] She won also silver medal in the 1000 m event at the championships. At the world sprint championships in the year, she won the women's competition. In the season, she became overall winner of ISU World Cup 500 m cup.
Kodaira took the top step also in every single ISU world cup one in the 2017–18 season ahead of the Olympics.[2]
She is the current world record holder in the 2×500 metres and the sprint combination,[3] and the former world record holder in the 1000 metres[4] and the team sprint, as well as the current Olympic and Japanese record holder in the 500 metres.[5][6]
At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Kodaira won gold medal in the women's 500 m event and silver one in the women's 1000 m event respectively. In the former, she also set an Olympic record and became the first woman to break the 37-second barrier at sea level, as well as the first female Japanese Olympic champion in speed skating.[7]
Records
Personal records
Personal records[8] | ||||
Speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 m | 36.47 | 9 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
500 m (sea level) | 36.94 | 18 February 2018 | Gangneung Oval, Gangneung | Current sea-level world best, current Olympic record.[9] |
2×500 m | 73.55 | 26 February 2017 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | Current world record.[10] |
1000 m | 1:11.77 | 9 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
1500 m | 1:59.03 | 20 February 2009 | Harbin, China | Current Universiade record. |
Team sprint | 1:26.82 | 14 November 2015 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | Former world record.[11][12] |
Sprint comb. | 146.390 | 25–26 February 2017 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | Current world record.[3] |
World records
World records[11] | ||||
Speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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1000 m | 1:12.09 | 10 December 2017 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | World record until beaten by Brittany Bowe on 9 March 2019.[4] |
Olympic records
Olympic records | ||||
Speed skating | ||||
Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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500 m | 36.94 | 18 February 2018 | Gangneung Oval, Gangneung | Current Olympic record.[5] |
References
- ^ "Kodaira captures women's 500-meter title at world championships". The Japan Times. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "ISU RESULTS". www.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Evolution of the world record Sprint combination Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Evolution of the world record 1000 meters Women". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Olympic Records". SpeedskatingResults.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "National Records – Japan (JPN)". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Harris, Beth (18 February 2018), "Japan's Nao Kodaira wins 500-meter speedskating gold over South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa", Chicago Tribune
- ^ "Nao Kodaira". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "PYEONGCHANG SPEED SKATING LADIES' 500M". IOC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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(help) - ^ "Speed Skating – Records – Historical World Record 2 x 500m – Ladies". ISU. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Nao Kodaira". www.speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "ISU World Cup Speed Skating Calgary – Result Team Sprint Ladies". ISU. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
External links
- Nao Kodaira at the International Skating Union
- Nao Kodaira at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1986 births
- Japanese female speed skaters
- Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic speed skaters of Japan
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Speed skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games
- Asian Games medalists in speed skating
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture
- Universiade medalists in speed skating
- Living people
- World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists
- World Sprint Speed Skating Championships medalists
- Universiade gold medalists for Japan
- Universiade silver medalists for Japan
- Universiade bronze medalists for Japan
- Speed skaters at the 2007 Winter Universiade
- Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade
- Japanese winter sports biography stubs
- Speed skating biography stubs