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Seira Nakayama

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Seira Nakayama
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1983-11-22) 22 November 1983 (age 40)
Kōnan, Aichi, Japan
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
EventSabre
ClubOgaki Kyoritsu Bank[1]
Coached byVolodymyr Lukashenko[1]

Seira Nakayama (中山なかやま セイラ, Nakayama Seira, born November 22, 1983 in Kōnan, Aichi) is a Japanese sabre fencer.[1][2] Nakayama is also a member of the fencing team for Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Sporting Club in Gifu, and is coached and trained by two-time Olympian Volodymyr Lukashenko of Ukraine.[1]

Nakayama represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She defeated France's Léonore Perrus in the first preliminary round, before losing her next match to U.S. fencer and two-time Olympic champion Mariel Zagunis, with a final score of 9–15.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Seira Nakayama". London 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Seira Nakayama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Women's Individual Sabre Round of 16". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  4. ^ Goe, Ken (1 August 2012). "London Olympics: So far, so good for Mariel Zagunis in women's saber". The Oregonian. OregonLive.com. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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