| Country: | Japan |
| Weight Class: | –65 kg, –66 kg |
| Worlds Rank: | 1 |
| Worlds Year: | 1993 |
| Regionals Type: | AS |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 1994 |
| Regionals Year2: | 1998 |
| Regionals Weight2: | Men's 66 kg |
| Regionals Year3: | 2000 |
| Olympics Rank: | 2 |
| Olympics Year: | 1996 |
| Olympics Weight: | Men's 65 kg |
| Updated: | 4 June 2023 |
is a Japanese judoka, Olympic medalist and world champion. His older brother, Yoshio Nakamura and younger brother, Kenzo Nakamura are also former world champions.
He is from Fukuoka, Fukuoka. After graduation from Tokai University, He belonged to Asahi Kasei.He received a silver medal in the half lightweight (65 kg) division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] He is world champion from 1993, and received a silver medal at the 1995 World Championships.
As of 2008, He coaches judo at Asahi Kasei with his brothers. Among their pupil are world champion Hiroshi Izumi, Masato Uchishiba and so on.