25 Notable alumni of Chukyo University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Chukyo University is ranked #2,245 in the world and #146 in Japan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 25 notable alumni from Chukyo University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Chukyo University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sachiko Ito
1975-. (aged 51)
softball player
Sachiko Ito is a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
2. Ryota Nakamura
1991-. (aged 35)
association football player
Ryota Nakamura, nicknamed Azuki, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.
3. Ai Soma
1997-. (aged 29)
swimmer
Ai Soma is a Japanese swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre butterfly event at the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), in Hangzhou, China.
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4. Kenzo Nambu
1992-. (aged 34)
association football player
Kenzo Nambu is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Championship club Persipal Palu.
5. Akihiko Nakamura
1990-. (aged 36)
athletics competitor
Akihiko Nakamura is a Japanese decathlete. He competed in the 400 m hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was disqualified in the heats. At the 2016 Rio Games he placed 22nd in the decathlon. Nakamura won several medals on continental level in heptathlon and decathlon.
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6. Hideto Nakane
1990-. (aged 36)
sport cyclist
Hideto Nakane is a Japanese professional road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2012 to 2022.
7. Rumi Suizu
1990-. (aged 36)
figure skater
Rumi Suizu is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2007 Japan Junior champion and placed 5th at the 2007 World Junior Championships. She won five ISU Junior Grand Prix medals.
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8. Kana Ichikawa
1991-. (aged 35)
track and field coach
athletics competitor
sprinter
Kana Ichikawa is a Japanese sprinter.
9. Yuhana Yokoi
2000-. (aged 26)
figure skater
Yuhana Yokoi is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy bronze medalist and the 2020 Challenge Cup silver medalist. At the junior level, she is the 2018 JGP Armenia bronze medalist, and two-time Japanese Junior national medalist. She finished within the top ten at two World Junior Championships (2018, 2019).
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10. Yoshiyuki Shinoda
1971-. (aged 55)
association football player
association football coach
Yoshiyuki Shinoda is a former Japanese football player and manager.
11. Akinori Nakayama
1943-2025 (aged 82)
artistic gymnast
Akinori Nakayama was a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. Nakayama was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and is a graduate of Chukyo University in Nagoya. Nakayama is one of only three gymnasts to become an Olympic Champion in rings twice.
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12. Ren Sawai
2000-. (aged 26)
baseball player
Ren Sawai is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
13. Shigeru Kasamatsu
1947-. (aged 79)
artistic gymnast
Shigeru Kasamatsu is a retired Japanese artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal with the Japanese team. Individually he won a silver on parallel bars and bronze medals on the floor and horizontal bar. Kasamatsu won six world titles in 1974 and 1978. The Kasamatsu vault is named after him. In 2006, he was...
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14. Takahiko Kozuka
1989-. (aged 37)
figure skater
Takahiko Kozuka is a former competitive Japanese figure skater. He is the 2011 World silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final medalist, a two-time Four Continents medalist, and the 2010–11 Japanese national champion. He is also the 2006 World Junior champion and the 2005–06 JGP Final champion.
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15. Rika Hongo
1996-. (aged 30)
figure skater
Rika Hongo is a Japanese retired competitive figure skater who is a two-time (2015–16) Four Continents bronze medalist, 2014 Rostelecom Cup champion, 2015 Finlandia Trophy champion and 2014–15 Japanese national silver medalist.
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16. Takeshi Matsuda
1984-. (aged 42)
swimmer
Takeshi Matsuda is a retired Japanese Olympic, Asian and National Record holding swimmer. He swam for Japan at the 2004, 2008 Olympics, 2012 Olympics, and 2016 Olympics, winning four medals. At the 2008 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 200 m butterfly in an Asian Record of 1:52.97; in doing so, he also set the Japanese Record...
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17. Sota Yamamoto
2000-. (aged 26)
figure skater
Sōta Yamamoto is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2026 Four Continents bronze medalist, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a three-time ISU Grand Prix medalist (including gold at the 2023 Skate Canada International), a five-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (three gold, two silver), the 2023 World University Games champion, and the 2023–24 Japanese national bronze medalist.
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18. Takahito Mura
1991-. (aged 35)
figure skater
Takahito Mura is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. He is the 2014 Four Continents champion, 2014 Skate Canada International champion, and 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard champion. Nationally, he is a five-time Japan Championships bronze medalist and 2007 Japan Junior champion.
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19. Mihoko Higuchi
1969-. (aged 57)
figure skater
figure skating coach
figure skating choreographer
Mihoko Higuchi is a Japanese figure skating coach, choreographer, and former competitive figure skater.
20. Shoma Uno
1997-. (aged 29)
figure skater
Shoma Uno is a retired Japanese figure skater. He is a three-time Olympic medalist (2018 silver, 2022 bronze, 2022 team silver), a two-time World champion (2022, 2023), and a two-time World silver medalist (2018, 2017). He was also the 2019 Four Continents champion, the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final champion, a fourteen-time Grand Prix medalist (8 gold, 6 silver), the 2017...
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21. Koji Murofushi
1974-. (aged 52)
university teacher
athletics competitor
hammer thrower
Alexander Koji Murofushi is a Japanese former hammer thrower and sports scientist. He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal. He was the 2004 Olympic champion. In 2011, he was crowned world champion.
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22. Miki Ando
1987-. (aged 39)
figure skater
figure skating choreographer
Miki Ando is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents champion, 2004 World Junior champion, and a three-time (2003, 2004 & 2010) Japanese national champion.
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23. Kanako Murakami
1994-. (aged 32)
figure skater
figure skating choreographer
Kanako Murakami is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2010–11 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2014 Four Continents champion, 2010 World Junior champion, 2009–10 JGP Final champion, and a four-time Japanese national medalist (bronze in 2010, 2011; silver in 2012, 2013).
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24. Mai Asada
1988-. (aged 38)
figure skater
tarento
model
Mai Asada is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed fourth at the 2003 and 2004 World Junior Championships. She made her senior international debut at the 2006 Four Continents Championships, where she placed sixth.
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25. Mao Asada
1990-. (aged 36)
figure skater
Mao Asada is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2010, 2013), and a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14). She is the first female figure skater who has landed three triple Axel jumps in one competition, which...
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