Official Site of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games IBM is the Official Provider of Internet Technologies to the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
Click here for Sydney weather and time information!
Tickets Schedule Schedule
Home Every Sport Every Athlete Every Country About the Games Sydney Kids Store Venues Paralympics Chat FanMail
Looksmark Search
olympics.comthe websearch
      
NAKAMURA Norihiro home page
Biography
NAKAMURA Norihiro
Japan


Sport:Baseball
Event(s):Men's
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of birth:24 Jul 1973
Gender:Male
Height:180 cm / 5'11"
Weight:92 kgs / 203 lbs
Birth place:Osaka (Japan)
Residence: -

SPORTING PROFILE
International debut: -
International debut event: -
Country playing for: -
Country playing against: -
Internationals:0
Position:Infield
Bats:Right
Throws:Right

GENERAL INTEREST
Major achievements:-
Highlights:-
Nicknames:-
Hobbies:-
Amusing sporting event:-
Major injuries:-
Superstitions:-
Memorable achievement:-
Sports at national level:-
Sporting relatives:-
Famous relatives:-
Why this sport:-
Most influential person:-
Most admired person:-
Ambitions:-
Major awards:-
General interests:Plays professionally in Japan for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes.

According to his Osaka manager, NAKAMURA has good wrists and a technique to hit the ball to the opposite field. He is renowned for his big swing and the manner in which he throws the bat following contact. His manager is happier to see him use his 'big swing' rather than a contact half-swing which inevitably leads to infield ground balls.

NAKAMURA first played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in 1992. His first two seasons saw him only play 19 games for just two home runs, but in his third season, he got 192 at bats and averaged .281 . At this stage NAKAMURA began using the full swing and started connecting - in the following five seasons he tallied 128 home runs and 384 RBI's .

In the 2000 season, NAKAMURA has accumulated 124 hits at an average of .276. He has hit 37 home runs and driven in 106 runs. (

As of 14/09/00, NAKAMURA was leading the Pacific League in home runs and RBI's . He was also third in hitting for total bases with 259. On the other hand, he leads the league in grounding into double plays and second in strikeouts .

Content provided by SOCOG.


vital stats
Date of Birth
24 Jul 1973
Gender
Male
Marital Status
-
Height
180 cm / 5'11"
Weight
92 kgs / 203 lbs
Residence
-
Occupation
Professional Baseballer
Sports
Baseball
Event(s)
Men's


Related Links
 >  Countries: Japan


send FanMail to this athlete



register for email contact us about our site your privacy sponsors site map help / faq