Reiko Nakamura

{{Short description|Japanese swimmer (born 1982)}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Reiko Nakamura

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| fullname = 中村 礼子

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| nationality = {{JPN}}

| strokes = backstroke

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|5|17}}

| birth_place = Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

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| height = 166 cm

| weight = 53 kg

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{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze | 2004 Athens | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze | 2008 Beijing | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalBronze | 2005 Montreal | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 Melbourne | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze | 2007 Melbourne | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Moscow | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | Pan Pacific Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 2006 Victoria | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition | Universiade}}

{{MedalGold | 2001 Beijing | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalGold | 2003 Daegu | 200 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver | 2003 Daegu | 100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze | 2003 Daegu | 4×100 m medley}}

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{{nihongo|Reiko Nakamura|中村 礼子|Nakamura Reiko|born May 17, 1982 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture}}[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NAKAMREI01 Nakamura's entry] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308224503/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NAKAMREI01 |date=2007-03-08 }} on databaseolympics.com. is a Japanese Olympic and Asian record-holding swimmer. She swam in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games, winning the bronze medals in the 200m backstroke at both editions. In doing so, she became the first Japanese woman in 72 years to win medals at consecutive Olympic games.{{cite news |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2008/10/07/more-sports/two-time-medalist-nakamura-quits/ |title=Two-time medalist Nakamura quits |newspaper=The Japan Times |date=7 October 2008 |access-date=4 September 2017}} She retired shortly after achieving this, in October 2008.

At the 2008 Olympics, Nakamura set the Asian Records and Japanese Records in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes (59.36 and 2:07.13).

At the 2007 World Championships, she swam to a new Japanese Record in the 100 back (1:00.40) in finishing third. Eight days later, she lowered the mark to 1:00.29 in winning the 2007 Japan Championships.[http://sports.indiainfo.com/2007/04/06/nakamura.html Reiko wins back national swimming title]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, published 2007-04-06; retrieved 2009-07-13.