Riki Nakaya
- January 11, 2024
- Judoka
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Riki Nakaya |
| Date Of Birth | Jul 25, 1989(1989-07-25) |
| Age | 35 |
| Birthplace | Matsuyama |
| Country | Japan |
| Birth City | Ehime Prefecture |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Riki Nakaya Biography
| Birthday | Jul 25 |
| Birth Year | 1989 |
Riki Nakaya is one of the most popular and richest Judoka who was born on July 25, 1989 in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan.
Nakaya won medals in several competitions in his junior career. He has competed in the lightweight division since he was a junior judoka. In 2007, Nakaya won the A-Tournament U20 in Saint Petersburg, and came second in the Asian U20 Championships in Hyderabad. In 2008, he won bronze medals at the A-Tournament U20 in Lyon and World U20 Championships in Bangkok. Nakaya made his transition to the senior level at the All Japan Championships in Fukuoka, finishing third.
Nakaya surprisingly failed to win a medal at his first outing as world champion at home ground at the 2011 Grand Slam in Tokyo. After beating Russia’s Murat Kodzokov in the quarter-final by ippon and yuko, he was defeated by long-time rival Akimoto by ippon in the semi-final, leaving him medal-less at fifth place.
Riki Nakaya Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Judoka |
| House | Living in own house. |
Riki Nakaya is one of the richest Judoka from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Riki Nakaya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Riki Nakaya (中矢 力 , Nakaya Riki, born 25 July 1989) is a Japanese judoka. He is a two-time lightweight world champion and an Olympic silver medalist. He was also a finalist at the 2015 World Championships.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
Riki Nakaya height 5 ft 6 in Roberto weight 161 lbs & body measurements will update soon.
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At the 2013 World Championships, Nakaya defeated his first two opponents by ippon, and then won against Taipei’s Huang Chun-ta by waza-ari. He then faced Mongolia’s Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir in the quarter-final, where Sainjargalyn threw him with osoto guruma for ippon. Nakaya was unable to compete in the repechage as he had suffered a concussion from the throw, and had to be hospitalized.
Facts & Trivia
Roberto Ranked on the list of most popular Judoka. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Riki Nakaya celebrates birthday on July 25 of every year.
At the 2014 World Championships, Nakaya came in ranked number sixteen, and had a difficult match list with budding stars like Israel’s Sagi Muki and Azerbaijan’s Rustam Orujov. He managed to defeat them both by waza-ari and yuko, respectively. Nakaya then faced 2013 Asian Champion Hong Kuk-hyon, ranked number 32, in the final, who had equally difficult opponents in the form of Dirk Van Tichelt, Nugzar Tatalashvili and Ugo Legrand. It was an unlikely match up with unseeded finalists.