Kaori Kawanaka

Japanese archer

Kaori Kawanaka (川中香緒里, Kawanaka Kaori, born August 3, 1991) is a female Japanese sportswoman. She is best known as an archer who competed in the Summer Olympic Games.[1]

Kaori Kawanaka
Kaori Kawanaka
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Women's Archery
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Archery
In this Japanese name, the family name is Kawanaka.

Career

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Kawanaka was part of a team which won the bronze medal in women's archery at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

This was Japan's first Olympic medal in any team archery event.[2]

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References

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  1. SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Kaori Kawanaka" Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-3.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mitsuhashi, Makoto. "Japan archers on target," Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan). July 31, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.