Akemi Niwa
Akemi Niwa (丹羽 明美, Niwa Akemi, born March 24, 1973 in Kitami, Hokkaido) is a Japanese curler[1], a three-time Pacific-Asian champion (1993, 1997, 1998) and a three-time Japan women's champion (1997, 1998, 1999).
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| Born | March 24, 1973 Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Obihiro CC, Obihiro & Tokoro CC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 5 (1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 4 (1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place.
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate Coach | Events |
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| 1992–93 | Mayumi Seguchi | Mayumi Abe | Hidemi Itai | Akemi Niwa | Naomi Kawano | WCC 1993 (6th) |
| 1993–94 | Mayumi Seguchi | Hidemi Itai | Akemi Niwa | Miyuki Nonomura | Mami Nishioka | PCC 1993  |
| 1993–94 | Mayumi Seguchi | Ayako Ishigaki | Akemi Niwa | Chieko Horishimizu | Mami Nishioka | WCC 1994 (10th) |
| 1996–97 | Mayumi Ohkutsu | Akiko Katoh | Yukari Kondo | Yoko Mimura | Akemi Niwa | PCC 1996 JWCC 1997 WCC 1997 (4th) |
| 1997–98 | Mayumi Ohkutsu | Akiko Katoh | Yukari Kondo | Akemi Niwa | Yoko Mimura | PCC 1997 |
| 1997–98 | Mayumi Ohkutsu | Akiko Katoh | Yukari Kondo | Yoko Mimura | Akemi Niwa Elaine Dagg-Jackson | WOG 1998 (5th) JWCC 1998 WCC 1998 (8th) |
| 1998–99 | Akiko Katoh | Yumie Hayashi | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | Akemi Niwa Elaine Dagg-Jackson | PCC 1998 |
| 1998–99 | Akiko Katoh | Yumie Hayashi | Akemi Niwa | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | JWCC 1999 |
| 1998–99 | Akiko Katoh | Akemi Niwa | Ayumi Onodera | Mika Hori | Yumie Hayashi Elaine Dagg-Jackson | WCC 1999 (9th) |
References
- Akemi Niwa on the World Curling Federation database
External links
- Akemi Niwa on the World Curling Tour database
- Akemi Niwa on the CurlingZone database
- Akemi Niwa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Akemi Niwa at the International Olympic Committee
- Akemi Niwa at the Olympic Channel
- Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3 (web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236)
- Akemi Niwa - Curling - Nihon Olympic Iinkai(in Japanese) (Japanese Olympic Committee - JOC)
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