Great Olympians

Biographies - NAK

Herman Nak

B. 1895-09-06, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1972-08-31
Boxing
1920 HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg) R1 79.13
79.13

Nakabo Masami

B. 1941-05-11, Wakayama, Japan
Aquatics - Swimming
1960 HP
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle 14th 16
16

Alfred "Artem" Nakache

B. 1915-11-18, Constantine, (French) Algeria, represented France; D. 1983-08-04
Aquatics - Swimming
1936 1948 HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke SF:16th 9.6
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay fourth 400
409.6

Nakada Kumi

B. 1965-09-03, Tokyo, Japan
Volleyball (1 bronze)
1984 1988 1992 HP
Women's Team bronze fourth fifth 2838
2838

Nakada Yoshie

B. 1902-01-15, Osaka, Japan; D. 1995-04-11
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting ac 2.186
2.186

Nakade Sanya

B. 1897, Tokyo, Japan; D. 1971
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Painting - unknown event AC 3.724
3.724

Nakae Takao

B. 1913-04-30, from Tokyo, represented Japan
Basketball
1936 HP
Men's Team Rep2 33.8
33.8

Nakagawa Haruyoshi

B. 1911-03-29, represented Japan
Rowing
1936 HP
Men's Eights Rep:2nd 136
136

Nakagawa Kiyoe

B. 1951-06-14, Osaka, Japan
Aquatics - Swimming
1968 HP
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke sixth 640
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay R1:9th 40
680

Nakagawa Shigeo

B. 1910-01-10, Aichi, Japan
Swimming
1932 HP
Men's 200m Breasttroke sixth 960
960

Nakai Takezo

B. 1949-03-11, represented Japan
Handball
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team 11th 9th 112
112

Nakajima Hiroshi

B. 1943-09-21, represented Japan
Fencing
1972 HP
Men's Foil, Individual QF:4th 18.13
Men's Foil, Team sixth 160
178.13

Nakajima Isao

B. 1941-02-01, represented Japan
Aquatics - Swimming
1964 HP
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay fifth 250
250

Nakajima Itaro

B. 1911-03-13, Shizuoka, Japan; D. 1993
Athletics
1932 HP
Men's 200 metres QF:4th 14.5
Men's 4x100 metres Relay fifth 250
Men's 4x400 metres Relay fifth 250
514.5

Nakajo Hiroyuki

B. 1946-02-02, represented Japan; D. 2020-04-19
Shooting
1984 HP
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone 17th 4
4

Nakamata Osamu

B. 1942-10-10, represented Japan
Equestrianism - Dressage
1984 HP
Individual 38th -3.32
0.00032

Nakamori Chikako

B. 1967-04-11, represented Japan
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 1988 HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle 21st 0.64
Women's 200 m Freestyle 13th 14th 41.6
Women's 400 m Freestyle 14th 15th 26
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay 10th 25
131.84

Makamoto Mitsuaki

B. 1954-04-14, represented Japan
Handball
1984 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50

Nakamoto Shinji

B. 1945-07-08, represented Japan
Archery
1972 HP
Men's Individual 38th -3.38
0.000384

Nakamura Eiichi

B. 1909, Kyoto, Japan
Hockey (1 silver)
1932 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

Nakamura Hitoshi

B. 1949-04-29, Hokkaido, Japan
Ice Hockey
1976 1980 HP
Men's Team 9th Prel:6th 106
106

Nakamura Kiyoshi

B. 1913-06-01, Seoul, (South) Korea, represented Japan; D. 1985-05-25
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 HP
Men's 1500 metres R1:6th 0.364
0.364

Despite being born in (then Japanese-occupied) Korea, this athlete is apparently Japanese.

Nakamura Toyoko "Ko"

competed in 1952 and 1956 as

Yoshino Ko

B. 1920-04-23, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan; D. 2015-01-24
Athletics - Track and Field
1936 1948 1952 1956 HP
Women's Discus Throw fourth fourth QU:16th 5290.56
5290.56

Nakamura Kunihiko

B. 1939-09-24, represented Japan
Basketball
1964 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50

Nakamura Reikichi

B. 1916-10-16, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Speed Skating
1936 HP
Men's 500 metres 11th 64
64

Nakamura Tadashi

B. 1956-07-16, Hokkaido, Japan
Biathlon
1988 HP
Men's 10 km Sprint 44th -4.16
Men's 20 kilometres 48th -5.26
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay 14th 4
4.00001856

Nakamura Takuji

B. 1897-04-01, Aikawa, Japan; D. 1988-01-31
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Painting - unknown event AC 3.724
3.724

Nakamura Taniko

competed in 1968 as

Mitsukuri Taniko

B. 1943-03-23, Niigata, Japan
Artistic Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1964 1968 HP
Women's Individual combined 19th 18th 4.16
Women's Team combined bronze fourth 1040
1044.16

Nakamura Tetsuaki

B. 1948-10-01, Oita, Japan
Boxing
1968 HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg) QF 861
861

Nakamura Toshiharu

B. 1935-12-23, Aichi, Japan
Hockey
1960 HP
Men's Team 14th 8
8

Nakamura Yuzo

B. 1942-04-24, Himeji, Japan; D. 2010-07-20
Volleyball (1 gold)
1972 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

He was also on the team in 1964, but did not play.

Nakanishi Hidetoshi

B. 1958-06-03, represented Japan
Judo
1984 HP
Men's Lightweight (-71 kg) fifth 1230
1230

Nakanishi Michiko

B. 1913-01-30, represented Japan
Athletics
1932 HP
Women's 80 metres Hurdles R1:dnf 240
Women's 4x100 metres Relay fifth 250
490

Nakanishi Mitsuo

B. 1948-04-27, represented Japan
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint
1972 1976 HP
Men's Canadian Singles 1000 m Rep:5th 10
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 m Rep:5th 10.25
20.25

Nakano Chiyoto

B. 1913-02-07, represented Japan
Boxing
1936 HP
Men's Flyweight (-50.8 kg) R2 89.06
89.06

Nakano Hideki

B. 1952-07-29, Hokkaido, Japan
Nordic Combined
1972 HP
Men's Individual 13th 38.4
38.4

Nakano Koji

B. 1947-01-11, Ehime, Japan
Aquatics - Water Polo
1968 1972 HP
Men's Team 12th R1:5th 28.6
28.6

Nakano Minoru

B. 1936-10-18, represented Japan
Ice Hockey
1964 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32

Nakano Satoru

B. 1947-01-09, Hiroshima, Japan
Aquatics - Swimming
1964 1968 HP
Men's 200 metres Freestyle R1:28th 0.0256
Men's 1500 metres Freestyle R1:11th 64
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay 8th 64
128.0256

Nakano Yoshihiro

B. 1958-06-02, Osaka, Japan
Equestrianism - Jumping
1984 1988 1992 1996 HP
Individual 34th R1:42nd R1:57th 0.00205002
Team 11th 13th 15th 24.9
24.90205002

Nakao Akira

B. 1909-10-14, represented Japan
Boxing
1932 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54.0 kg) QF 861
861

Nakao Saburo

B. 1936, represented Japan
Wrestling - Freestyle
1956 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg) sixth 960
960

Nakashima Masashi

B. 1962-03-22, represented Japan
Aquatics - Diving
1984 HP
Men's Platform QU:15th 10
10

Nakata Fumio

B. 1948-06-05, Nagano, Japan
Rowing
1968 HP
Men's Eights 12th 20
20

Nakata Shigeo

B. 1945-10-16, Asahikawa, Hokk., Japan
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)
1968 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) gold 9600
9600

Nakatake Katsuo

B. 1964-03-28, Osaka, Japan
Track Cycling
1984 HP
Men's Sprint Rep3:2nd 54.6
54.6

Nakatani Takehide

B. 1941-07-09, Hiroshima, Japan
Judo (1 gold)
1964 HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg) gold 9600
9600

Nakaura Akira

B. 1935-11-03, Hiroshima, Japan
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1964 HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-97 kg) 14th 24
24

Katsuhiko Nakaya

B. 1957-04-22, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 1984 HP
Men's 100 metres QF:8th AF:34th 0.0107
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay 8th eighth 128
128.0107

Nakayama Akinori

B. 1943-03-01, Nagoya, Japan
Gymnastics (6 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
1968 1972 HP
Individual combined bronze bronze 5120
Team combined gold gold 3200
Rings gold gold 3200
Parallel Bars gold fifth 1850
Horizontal Bar gold(*) fifth 1850
Floor Exercises silver silver 2000
Vault fifth 250
17470

(*) The gold on the Horizontal Bar at Mexico was joint with Mikhail Voronin.
Although already twenty-nine, he showed at München that he was still an all-round competitor.

Nakayama Iwao

B. 1949-07-02, Hokkaido, Japan
Ice Hockey
1972 1976 1980 HP
Men's Team 9th 9th QU:6th 186
186

Nakazawa Yonetaro

B. 1903-09-26, represented Japan
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's Pole Vault sixth 960
Men's Decathlon 22nd 0.6
960.6

Nakazawa Yusei

B. 1962-06-20, Aomori, Japan
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 HP
Men's 15 km 56th -7.64
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay 16th 6.4
6.400000064

Mohamed Moutei Nakdali

B. 1962-02-15, represented Syria
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1980 1984 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) 10th 1110
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg) sixth
1110

Saber Nakdali

B. 1960-03-01, represented Syria
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1980 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) 9th 240
240

Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović

B. 1955-07-31, Drniš, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1980 1984 HP
Men's Team gold bronze 4480
4480

Ahmet Nakkaş

B. 1962-11-14, İstanbul, Türkiye
Aquatics - Swimming
1984 HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle 34th -2.16
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay 19th 0.4
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay 12th 10
10.4016

Panagiotis Nakopoulos

B. 1946-04-27, Thessaloniki, Greece
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase R1:10th -3.34
0.00034

Sotirios Nakos

B. 1949-01-03, represented Greece
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1972 HP
Men's Lightweight (-68 kg) 16th 9.6
9.6

Jean Nakouzi

B. 1947-05-19, Beirut, Lebanon
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1968 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) 12th 60
60

Michel Nakouzi

B. 1932-05-05, Beirut, Lebanon
Wrestling - Greco-Roman
1960 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) 9th 240
240

Dolores Zdravkova Nakova

B. 1957-06-15, Ruse, Bulgaria
Rowing (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls bronze 1920
1920

Written 2001-08-10 - last modified 2024-09-09

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