Seira Nakayama
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Japan |
| Born |
22 November 1983 Kōnan, Aichi, Japan |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Event(s) | Sabre |
| Club | Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank[1] |
| Coached by | Volodymyr Lukashenko[1] |
Seira Nakayama (中山 セイラ Nakayama Seira, born November 22, 1983 in Kōnan, Aichi) is a Japanese sabre fencer.[1][2] Nakayama is also a member of the fencing team for Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Sporting Club in Gifu, and is coached and trained by two-time Olympian Volodymyr Lukashenko of Ukraine.[1]
Nakayama represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. She defeated France's Léonore Perrus in the first preliminary round, before losing out her next match to U.S. fencer and two-time Olympic champion Mariel Zagunis, with a final score of 9–15.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Seira Nakayama". London 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "Seira Nakayama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Individual Sabre Round of 16". London 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ Goe, Ken (1 August 2012). "London Olympics: So far, so good for Mariel Zagunis in women's saber". The Oregonian (OregonLive.com). Retrieved 8 February 2013.