Nene Sakai
Japan
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSJPN20212199501 | |
| NOC | Japan | |
| Born | 02 Dec 1995
in  Obihiro | |
| Gender | Women |
| Higher education | Nutrition - Takasaki University of Health and Welfare: Japan | |
| Languages | Japanese | |
| Occupation | Office Worker |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 39.45 | 01 Feb 2020 |  Calgary |
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| 1000m | 1:21.42 | 26 Feb 2017 | Ikaho |
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| 1500m | 1:58.06 | 01 Feb 2020 | Calgary |
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| 3000m | 4:07.21 | 07 Feb 2020 | Calgary |
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| 5000m | 7:04.32 | 15 Feb 2020 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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Main Achievements |
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| World Junior Championships | Event | |||||
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World Junior Championships
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| Team Pursuit 6 Laps | 2 | |||||
General Interest
General Interest
| Awards and honours | She received the 2011 Hokkaido Sports Award for Encouragement in Japan. (hokkaido.lg.jp, 07 Jun 2011) | |
| Injuries | During her sporting career, she has fractured the humerus bone in her right arm. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | It was popular to join the skating team at her primary school, so she also decided to try the sport. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Most influential person in career | Japanese speed skater Hiromi Otsu. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) | |
| Hero / Idol | Japanese speed skater Hiromi Otsu. (Athlete, 21 Nov 2019) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began skating at age six in Sarabetsu, Japan. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "When you decide on your goal, don't give up." (Athlete, 21 Nov 2018) |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/kuromi.sn |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2018/2019 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 10 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 5000m | 11 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Single Distances Championships | 3000m | 18 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Allround Championships | Allround | 20 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 22 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 26 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 3000/5000m | 29 | |||
| 2018/2019 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 30 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 46 | |||