Akihiko Nakamura (中村 明彦, Nakamura Akihiko, born 23 October 1990) is a Japanese decathlete. He competed in the 400 m hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified in the heats. At the 2016 Rio Games he placed 22nd in the decathlon. Nakamura won several medals on continental level in heptathlon and decathlon.

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Akihiko Nakamura

Nakamura in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1990-10-23) October 23, 1990 (age 33) Nagoya, Japan[1]
Education	Physical education
Alma mater	Chukyo University
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Men's athletics
Event	Decathlon
Coached by	Katsuhiko Matsuda[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 10.66 (2014) 400 m – 47.17 (2012) 1500 m – 4:14.09 (2012) 110 mH – 13.90 (2012) 400 mH – 49.38 (2012) HJ – 2.10 m (2007) PV – 4.90 m (2014) LJ – 7.56 m (2017) SP – 12.44 m (2014) DT – 37.39 m (2018) JT – 54.77 m (2010) Dec – 8035 (2014)[3]
Medal record Asian Games 2014 Incheon Decathlon 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Decathlon Asian Championships 2015 Wuhan Decathlon 2011 Kobe Decathlon 2013 Pune Decathlon 2019 Doha Decathlon Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2016 Doha Heptathlon 2014 Hangzhou Heptathlon

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