Akane Nakashima

Akane Nakashima
Nakashima after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1990-08-17) August 17, 1990 (age 36)
Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
EducationNihon Fukushi University
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWomen's goalball
B3
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Asian Para Games
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouTeam

Akane Nakashima (中嶋 茜, Nakashima Akane; born 17 August 1990) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Her visual impairment is congenital. She started playing goalball during the first year of junior high school.

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nakashiima Akane". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.[dead link]
  3. 1 2 "Goalball Women Gold Medal Match Start List" (PDF). 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Akane Nakashima". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.