Chikako Nakayama
Japanese badminton player
Chikako Nakayama (中山 智香子, Nakayama Chikako; born August 30, 1975, in Hokkaidō, Japan) is a female badminton player from Japan.
Nakayama competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Keiko Yoshimoti. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Saralee Thungthongkam and Sathinee Chankrachangwong of Thailand in the round of 16.
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