Rana Nakano (中野 蘭菜, Nakano Rana, born 10 September 1997) is a Japanese individual trampoline gymnast, at international competitions. To date, she has competed in the 2014 and 2015 Trampoline World Championships, and Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Rana Nakano
Country represented Japan
Born (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997 (age 27)
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight43 kg (95 lb)
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2014-
ClubSeiryo Club
Head coach(es)Norifumi Yamamoto
Medal record
Women's trampoline gymnastics
Representing  Japan
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellin Individual
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellin Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellin Team

In 2014, she won the silver medal in the girls' trampoline event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China.

Life

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Nakano began the sport at age four in Kanazawa, Japan. Her mother sent her to a trampolining class in order to overcome her shy personality.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIG Profile - Nakano Rana (JPN) Nakano". fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rana Nakano". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019.
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