25 July 1989 (1989-07-25) (age 34) Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Home town
Tokyo
Alma mater
Tokai University
Occupation
Judoka
Height
168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country
Japan
Sport
Judo
Weight class
–73 kg
Rank
5th dan black belt
Club
Sohgo Security (ALSOK)
Coached by
Kenzo Nakamura
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games
(2012)
World Champ.
(2011, 2014)
Asian Champ.
(2011)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
2012 London
–73 kg
World Championships
2011 Paris
–73 kg
2014 Chelyabinsk
–73 kg
2017 Budapest
Mixed team
2015 Astana
–73 kg
Asian Championships
2011 Abu Dhabi
–73 kg
World Masters
2012 Almaty
–73 kg
2015 Rabat
–73 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2010 Tokyo
–73 kg
2011 Paris
–73 kg
2011 Rio de Janeiro
–73 kg
2013 Tokyo
–73 kg
2012 Tokyo
–73 kg
2017 Baku
–73 kg
2011 Tokyo
–73 kg
World Juniors Championships
2008 Bangkok
–73 kg
Asian Junior Championships
2007 Hyderabad
–73 kg
2008 Sana'a
–73 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF
2003
JudoInside.com
46279
Updated on 25 May 2023.
Riki Nakaya (中矢 力, Nakaya Riki, born 25 July 1989) is a Japanese judoka.[1] He is a two-time lightweight world champion and an Olympic silver medalist.[2] He was also a finalist at the 2015 World Championships.[3]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Riki Nakaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
^"Riki Nakaya, Judoka, JudoInside". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
^"Shohei Ono, Riki Nakaya". The Darkroom: Exploring visual journalism from the Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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