Mariany Nonaka

Mariany Mayumi Nonaka (born April 22, 1988 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian table tennis player.[3] As of March 2012, Nonaka is ranked no. 406 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] She is a member of Acrepa Sao Bernardo Sports Club, and is coached and trained by Mauricio Kobayashi.[4] Nonaka is also right-handed, and uses the attacking, shakehand grip.[1]

Mariany Nonaka
Full nameMariany Mayumi Nonaka
Nationality Brazil
Born (1988-04-22) 22 April 1988
São Paulo, Brazil
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand[1]
Highest ranking258 (April 2009)[2]
Current ranking406 (March 2012)[2]
ClubAcrepa Sao Bernardo[1]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)

Nonaka made her official debut, as a 16-year-old, at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed only in the women's doubles. Playing with her partner Lígia Silva, Nonaka received a bye for the first round, before losing out to the Czech duo, Renáta Štrbíková and Alena Vachovcová, with a set score of 2–4.[5][6]

Four years after competing in her first Olympics, Nonaka qualified for her second Brazilian team, as a 20-year-old and a lone female table tennis player, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a spot from the Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[7] She lost the preliminary round match of the women's singles to Lithuania's Rūta Paškauskienė, with a unanimous set score of 0–4.[8][9]

References
  1. "ITTF World Player Profile – Mariany Nonaka". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. "ITTF World Ranking – Mariany Nonaka". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mariany Nonaka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  4. Marshall, Ian. "An Unaccustomed Style of Play Ends Brazilian Progress". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  5. "Table Tennis: Women's Doubles". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. "Brasileiras são eliminadas no tênis de mesa" [Brazilians are eliminated from table tennis] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  7. Marshall, Ian (31 March 2008). "Lian Qian and Mariany Nonaka Set for Beijing Summer Olympics". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  8. "Women's Singles Preliminary Round". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  9. "Mariany Nonaka perde e está fora no tênis de mesa" [Mariany Nonaka loses and is out of table tennis] (in Portuguese). Estadão.com.br. 18 August 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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