Akane Nakashima

Akane Nakashima
	Nakashima after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	August 17, 1990; Nakatsugawa, Gifu,[1] Japan
Education	Nihon Fukushi University[2]
Height	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport	Women's goalball
Disability class	B3[3]
Representing Japan
Paralympic Games
Asian Para Games

Akane Nakashima (中嶋茜, Nakashima Akane, born 17 August 1990[3]) is a Japanese goalball player who won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Her visual impairment is congenital. She started playing goalball during the first year of junior high school.[1]

References

Matsunaga, Yoshinobu (31 December 2019). "愛知）パラ競技「ゴールボール」の魅力知って　瀬戸". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2020.
"Nakashiima Akane". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
"Goalball Women Gold Medal Match Start List" (PDF). 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
"Akane Nakashima". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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[asahi-1] Matsunaga, Yoshinobu (31 December 2019). "愛知）パラ競技「ゴールボール」の魅力知って　瀬戸". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[ipc-2] "Nakashiima Akane". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

[start-3] "Goalball Women Gold Medal Match Start List" (PDF). 2012 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[4] "Akane Nakashima". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2020.