Nao Kodaira
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Nao•Kodaira |
| Used name | Nao•Kodaira |
| Original name | 小平•奈緒 |
| Born | 26 May 1986 in Chino, Nagano (JPN) |
| Measurements | 165 cm / 61 kg |
| Affiliations | Social Medical Corporation Foundation, Jisenkai, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano (JPN) |
| NOC |  Japan |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | JPN |
Nao Kodaira | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 12 | |||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| Team Pursuit (6 laps), Women (Olympic) | Japan | 2 | Silver | |||
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | JPN |
Nao Kodaira | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 13 | |||||
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | JPN |
Nao Kodaira | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1,500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 2022 Winter Olympics | Speed Skating (Skating) | JPN |
Nao Kodaira | |||
| 500 metres, Women (Olympic) | 17 | |||||
| 1,000 metres, Women (Olympic) | 10 |
Olympic Records
Records may have been broken subsequently during the same competition.| Games | Date | Sport | Event | Phase | Mark | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Winter Olympics | 18 February 2018 | Speed Skating (Skating) | 500 metres, Women | Final Standings | 36.94 | 1 |
Other participations
| Games | Role | NOC | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony | JPN |
Nao Kodaira |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Winter Games (2–0–1 2011 Astana/Almaty SSK bronze: 1500 m; 2017 Sapporo SSK gold: 500 m and 1000 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Winter Universiade (1–1–1 2007 Torino SSK silver: 1000 m; 2009 Harbin SSK gold: 1500 m, bronze: 1000 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Led the Adelskalender (speed skating) (Sprint – 3 December 2017 - present: 72.785 (3 December 2017; Calgary, CAN), 72.755 (8 December 2017; Salt Lake City, USA), 72.545 (10 December 2017; Salt Lake City, USA), 72.355 (9 March 2019; Salt Lake City, USA), 72.275 (16 March 2019; Calgary, CAN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Speed Skating (1000 m – 10 December 2017 - 9 March 2019: 1:12.09 (10 December 2017; Salt Lake City, USA); Team sprint – 14 November 2015 - 22 November 2015: 1:26.82 (14 November 2015; Calgary, CAN); Sprint Combination – 26 February 2017 - present: 146.390 (25/26 February 2017; Calgary, CAN))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (2–2–2 2015 Heerenveen bronze: 500 m; 2017 Gangneung gold: 500 m, silver: 1000 m; 2019 Inzell silver: 500 m, bronze: 1000 m; 2020 Salt Lake City gold: 500 m)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships (2–1–0 2017 Calgary gold: sprint; 2019 Heerenveen gold: sprint; 2020 Hamar silver: sprint)