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| Name | KAWANAKA Kaori | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOC |  Japan |
Date of Birth | 03 AUG 1991 | |
| Residence | Gender | Female | ||
| Height | 159 cm | Weight | 51 kg | |
| Discipline | Archery | |||
Archery
| Date | Time | Event | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Record | |||
| 23 SEP 2014 | 10:00 | Recurve Women's Individual Ranking Round | 1328 (rank 11) | |
| 23 SEP 2014 | 10:00 | Recurve Women's Team Ranking Round | 3994 (rank 3) | |
Competition Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Games | ||||
| 5 | Recurve Team | 2010 | Guangzhou, CHN | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 3 | Recurve Team | 2012 | London, GBR | |
| 33 | Recurve Individual | 2012 | London, GBR | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 9 | Recurve Team | 2013 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 9 | Recurve Team | 2011 | Turin, ITA | |
| 33 | Recurve Individual | 2013 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 57 | Recurve Individual | 2011 | Turin, ITA | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 2 | Recurve Team | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | |
| 5 | Recurve Team | 2013 | Shanghai, CHN | |
| 9 | Recurve Individual | 2014 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 9 | Recurve Individual | 2013 | Shanghai, CHN | |
| 17 | Recurve Individual | 2013 | Wroclaw, POL | |
| 17 | Recurve Individual | 2012 | Ogden, UT, USA | |
| 17 | Recurve Individual | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | |
| 17 | Recurve Individual | 2011 | Antalya, TUR | |
| 57 | Recurve Individual | 2013 | Antalya, TUR | |
| Asian Championships | ||||
| 1 | Recurve Team | 2011 | Tehran, IRI | |
| 3 | Recurve Team | 2013 | Taipei, TPE | |
| 8 | Recurve Individual | 2011 | Tehran, IRI | |
| 9 | Recurve Individual | 2013 | Taipei, TPE | |
| World Ranking | ||||
| 21 | Recurve Individual | 2014 | ||
Detailed Information
| Occupation | Office Worker |
|---|---|
| Higher education | Management - Kinki University, Higashiosaka, JPN |
| Languages Spoken | Japanese |
| Club | Miki House , Japan |
| Coach | Hideaki Yamada (JPN) (kindai.ac.jp, 07 Jul 2012) |
| Additional Information | Start of sporting career She began the sport at about age 15. (mytown.asahi.com, 03 Jul 2012; shuzo.co.jp, 27 Sep 2012) Ambitions To win a medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (sanspo.com, 10 Jan 2014) Awards She was named the flag bearer for Japan at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Korea. (dnaindia.com, 15 Sep 2014) In 2012 she received an Excellence award at the 2012 Osaka Sports Awards, the Higashiosaka Citizens Honorary award and the Sports Award from the Kansai Sports Journalists Club. (krtd.exblog.jp, 22 Sep 2012; city.higashiosaka.lg.jp, 28 Sep 2012; wbs.co.jp, 15 Jan 2013) She has received Fighting Spirit Citizens Honorary awards from the Tottori Prefecture Sports Association. (torikyo.ed.jp, 17 Mar 2009; sponichi.co.jp, 07 Sep 2012) Social Media Hear more from the athlete via their Facebook. |