Chiharu Nakamura

Chiharu Nakamura is a Japanese rugby sevens player.

Early career

In 2010, Nakamura graduated with a Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Career Design at the Ichigaya Campus of Hosei University.

Rugby career

Nakamura made her international sevens debut for Japan at the 2013 USA Women's Sevens in Houston.
Nakamura led the Japan's women's sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She has competed for the Sakura sevens team at three Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments in 2013, 2018 and 2022.
Nakamura won silver at the 2014 Asian Games. She competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.
She also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.