Eiko Nakayama

Eiko Nakayama (Japanese中山 英 子, Eiko Nakayama, born September 28, 1970 in Matsumoto ) is a Japanese Skeleton pilot.

She studied Social Sciences at Waseda University. She then worked for the Shinano Mainichi Shimbun. Eiko Nakayama operates the Skeleton since 1999. She lives and trains in Nagano Prefecture. Her international debut at age 29 in Skeleton European Cup. In a race in Igls it reached a good sixth place, after which it was subsequently used in the Skeleton World Cup. Your first race she contested in December of the year in Winterberg and took there the 22th rank. In 2002 she took part in the inaugural Women's Olympic Skeleton competitions. In Salt Lake City they reached the twelfth. In December 2002, Nakayama came to Lake Placid in ninth place for the first time among the top ten in a World Cup race. In their native Nagano, she launched at the World Championships of the season, finishing in 12th place. A year later she was able to improve in Koenigssee for a place. In 2006 she took up a second time in the Olympics and came in at number 14 She was so beside Maya Pedersen - Bieri, Diana Sartor and Lindsay Alcock one of only four athletes that previously could participate twice in Olympic Skeleton competitions. In 2004 she was Japanese champion, 2005 and 2007, she won silver.