Akane Nakashima

Akane Nakashima
	Nakashima after winning the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	August 17, 1990 (age 33); Nakatsugawa, Gifu, Japan
Education	Nihon Fukushi University
Height	159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Women's goalball
Disability class	B3
Medal record
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

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Nakashiima Akane". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2020.^{[
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^ ^a ^b "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.^{[
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[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.

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