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Nao Kodaira

1986 - Today

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Nao Kodaira (Japanese: 小平 奈緒; born 26 May 1986) is a Japanese former long track speed skater who specialised in the sprint distances. She is the 2018 Olympic champion in the 500 m distance. Kodaira is the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold medal in speed skating. In 2009, she graduated from Shinshu University with a bachelor's degree in education. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Nao Kodaira is the 370th most popular skater (down from 340th in 2024), the 3,883rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,893rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Japanese Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Nao Kodaira ranks 370 out of 483. Before her are Elvis Stojko, Laura Lepistö, Cathy Turner, Svetlana Vysokova, Chris Witty, and Sui Wenjing. After her are Zhang Dan, Mark Tuitert, Davide Ghiotto, Laurine van Riessen, Lee Jung-su, and Casey FitzRandolph.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Nao Kodaira ranks 993. Before her are Luca Cigarini, Julian Eberhard, Oleg Ivanov, Laura Ludwig, Kate Voegele, and Sebastian Bayer. After her are Albert Selimov, Mindaugas Griškonis, Alê, Stephan Schröck, Maria Pietilä Holmner, and Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Nao Kodaira ranks 3,887 out of 6,245. Before her are Kohei Miyazaki (1981), Yuko Emoto (1972), and Shingo Hoshino (1978). After her are Risa Niigaki (1988), Hiroshi Noguchi (1972), Yoshiro Abe (1980), Daijiro Okuda (1989), Hiroki Hattori (1971), Naoki Hiraoka (1973), Takuto Otoguro (1998), Ken Yoshida (1970), and Jun Mizukoshi (1975).

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Among SKATERS In Japan

Among skaters born in Japan, Nao Kodaira ranks 17. Before her are Nobunari Oda (1987), Kaori Sakamoto (2000), Daisuke Takahashi (1986), Fumie Suguri (1980), Hiromi Yamamoto (1970), and Tomomi Okazaki (1971). After her are Masako Hozumi (1986), Shoma Uno (1997), Miho Takagi (1994), Toshiyuki Kuroiwa (1969), Akiko Suzuki (1985), and Keiichiro Nagashima (1982).

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