Saori Nagamine
Japanese competitive archer and 2016 Olympian.
Saori Nagamine is a Japanese competitive archer who represented Japan’s women’s squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Over her career, she has earned three medals—one gold and two bronze—at major international events, including the World University Championships and the World Cup series.
Selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee for the Rio de Janeiro Games, Nagamine competed in both the individual and team recurve events. In the ranking round, she scored 621 points with 14 tens and 4 bull’s-eyes, placing 39th for the knockout stage, while the Japanese team’s combined score of 1,862 put them ninth. In the team recurve, Nagamine, Yuki Hayashi, and London 2012 bronze medalist Kaori Kawanaka defeated Ukraine 6–2 in the first round. They then faced eventual champions South Korea in the quarterfinals, losing 1–5 and ending their tournament. In the women’s individual recurve, Nagamine lost 3–7 to Brazil’s Ane Marcelle dos Santos in the opening round, as the home crowd’s loud support for her opponent contributed to her Olympic debut ending abruptly.
Quick Facts
- Header Color
- #ff5468
- Full Name
- Saori Nagamine
- Nickname
- Nagami
- Sport
- Archery
- Event
- Recurve
- Birth Date
- 1993-07-05
- Birth Place
- Nagasaki, Japan
- Height
- 1.66 m
- Weight
- 60 kg
- Show Medals
- yes
- Updated
- 1 March 2017
Facts from the source article.
Lore & Background
Nagamine was selected by the Japanese Olympic Committee to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, shooting in both individual and team recurve tournaments. In the classification round, she discharged 621 points, 14 perfect tens, and 4 bull's eyes to seal the thirty-ninth seed heading to the knockout draw, with the trio's cumulative score of 1,862. In the team recurve, Nagamine, along with her compatriots Yuki Hayashi and London 2012 bronze medalist Kaori Kawanaka, sat at ninth seed. They took a convincing 6–2 victory over Ukraine in the opening round match, before challenging the eventual champion South Korea for the quarterfinals, which effected the trio's untimely departure from the tournament at 1–5. In the women's individual recurve, Nagamine could not overcome Brazil's home favorite Ane Marcelle dos Santos from the opening round by the loud applause of her opponent's parochial crowd, abruptly ending her Olympic debut in a 3–7 defeat.
Reader's Guide
Nagamine's Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro marked her participation in both individual and team recurve events. Her classification round performance of 621 points, 14 perfect tens, and 4 bull's eyes placed her as the thirty-ninth seed. In the team event, she competed alongside Yuki Hayashi and Kaori Kawanaka, a London 2012 bronze medalist. The trio achieved a 6–2 victory over Ukraine in the opening round before being eliminated by the eventual champion South Korea in the quarterfinals with a 1–5 loss. In the individual event, Nagamine faced Brazil's Ane Marcelle dos Santos in the opening round and lost 3–7, with the match influenced by the loud applause of the home crowd. Beyond the Olympics, Nagamine has collected three career medals (one gold and two bronze) in major international competition, including the World University Championships and the World Cup series. Her career reflects consistent performance at a high level of international archery.
Did You Know?
- Nagamine scored 621 points, 14 perfect tens, and 4 bull's eyes in the Olympic classification round.
- She was seeded 39th in the individual recurve at the 2016 Olympics.
- Her team, including Yuki Hayashi and Kaori Kawanaka, defeated Ukraine 6–2 in the opening round.
- Nagamine lost to Brazil's Ane Marcelle dos Santos 3–7 in the individual opening round.
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