Hailing from Japan, Nozomi Okuhara is a badminton player who won bronze in 2016 Olympics. She defeated PV Sindhu in the finals to clinch the world championship title in 2017.
Nozomi Okuhara Early Life
Nozomi Okuhara was born on 13th March 1995 in the Chabu region of Japan.
Nozomi Okuhara Professional Life
Started playing in 2002, Nozomi Okuhara played for the Japanese national team in 2010. In the year 2011, Nozomi became the youngest women’s singles champion ever at the Japanese National Badminton Championships, achieving the feat at just 16.
Okuhara finished as runner-up at the Asian Junior Championships and also helped the team win the mixed team title. In the same year, she won gold at World Junior Championships. She then won her first Grand Prix title at the Canada Open.
Okuhara didn’t play the sport for a year due to knee injury she suffered in 2013. Okuhara won the superseries title at Japan Open in the final defeating her great colleague Akane Yamaguchi with a score of 21-18, 21-12.
At the end of the 2015 BWF season, she won the Dubai Super Series final wherein the preliminary round and semi-finals she succeeded in defeating world number 1 player Carolina Martin and in the final she beat Wang Yihan with a score of 22–2.
In the year 2016, she defeated Wang Shixian 21-11, 16-21, 21-19 in the final of All England Open, and thereby became the first Japanese women’s singles player to win the title in 39 years. The Japanese archery player made headlines after winnings bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Okuhara displayed good performances in 2017, reached the finals in BWF World Championships, held in Glosgow, Scotland, and Okuhara.
Okuhara started 2018 with reaching the quarter-finals of All England Open. Okuhara was a prominent member of the Japan team which win the Uber cup, beating Thailand 3-0 in the final.
Nozomi Okuhara Achievements
Olympic Games:
- Nozomi Okuhara bagged a bronze medal in the women’s singles at the 2016 Olympic Games, held in Rio de Janeiro.
World Championships:
- Nozomi won a gold medal in women’s singles at the 2017 World Championships.
- Nozomi won a silver medal in women’s singles at 2019 World Championships.
Sudirman Cup:
- Nozomi won a silver medal in the mixed team event at 2019 Sudirman Cup.
- Nozomi won a silver medal in the mixed team event at 2015 Sudirman Cup, held in Dongguan.
- Nozomi Okuhara won a bronze medal in the mixed team event at 2017 Sudirman Cup, held in Gold Coast.
Uber Cup:
- Nozomi Okuhara helped her team win a gold medal in 2018 Uber Cup and a bronze in 2016 Uber Cup.
Asian Cup:
- Nozomi helped her team win a gold at the 2018 Asian Games, held in Jakarta.
Asian Team Championships:
- Nozomi Okuhara helped her team win a gold medal at Asian team Championships in 2018 and silver in 2016 Asian Team Championships.
World Junior Championships:
- Nozomi won a gold in girls’ singles event at 2012 World Junior Championships.
- Nozomi won a silver in the mixed team event at 2012 World Junior Championships.
- Nozomi won a bronze medal in the Girls’ singles event at 2011 World Junior Championships.
Asian Junior Championships:
- Nozomi won a gold medal in the mixed team event at 2012 Asian Junior Championship.
- Nozomi won a silver medal in the Girls’ event in the 2012 Asian Junior Championship.
Nozomi Okuhara Personal Information
First Name: Nozomi
Last Name: Okuhara
Profession: Badminton
Age: 24
Birthday: 13 March, 1995
Birth Place: Omachi
Current City: Not Known
Height: 5’1 Inches
Weight: N/A
Eye Colour: Blue
Hair Colour: Brown
Nozomi Okuhara Net Worth
Nozomi Okuhara estimated net worth is aggregated to $14 million.
Social Medial Accounts
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okuharanozomi/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NozomiOkuharaAoYuanXiWang/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nozomi_o11
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