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{{Infobox speed skater
| name             = Nao Kodaira
| image            = WSDSSC Kolomna 2016 - Nao Kodaira.JPG
| caption          = Kodaira in 2016
| headercolor      = #d7ecff
| native_name      = 小平 奈緒
| native_name_lang = jpn
| nationality      = Japanese
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1986|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [[Chino, Nagano]]
| height           = 1.65 m
| weight           = 61 kg
| country          = {{JPN}}
| show-medals      = yes
| medaltemplates   = 
{{Medal|Competition|[[Speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Vancouver]]|[[Speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's team pursuit|Team pursuit]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[World Speed Skating Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2017 Gangneung]]|[[2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 500 metres|500 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2017 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships|2017 Calgary]]|[[2017 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships – Women|Sprint]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|2017 Gangneung|[[2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 1000 metres|1000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2015 Heerenveen]]|[[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships – Women's 500 metres|500 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Speed skating at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2011 Asian Winter Games|2011 Astana/Almaty]]|[[Speed skating at the 2011 Asian Winter Games – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
}}
'''Nao Kodaira''' ({{lang-ja|小平 奈緒}}; born 26 May 1986) is a Japanese long-track [[Speed skating|speed skater]] who specialises in the sprint distances. In the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] she won a silver medal in the team-pursuit event. She has a 5th placing at the Olympics in the 500, 1000 and the 1500 m events. At the [[2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|2015 World Single Distance Championships]], she won the bronze medal in the 500 m event. At the World Cup event at Seoul, South Korea, 21 November 2014, she won the 500 m event and she has a total of 25 podium placings in the World Cup.

[[2017 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships|In 2017]], she became the first Japanese woman to win an individual single distance world title.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kodaira captures women’s 500-meter title at world championships|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2017/02/10/more-sports/winter-sports-more-sports/kodaira-captures-womens-500-meter-title-world-championships|accessdate=10 February 2017|publisher=Japan Times|date=10 February 2017}}</ref>

==Personal records==
{{PersonalRecordsTop|ref=<ref>{{cite web|url = http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=1598|title = Nao Kodaira|publisher  = www.speedskatingresults.com|accessdate = 4 March 2015}}</ref>}}
{{PersonalRecordsSport|Women's speed skating}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|500 m|36.75|25 February 2017|[[Olympic Oval]], Calgary|}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1000 m|1:12.51|25 February 2017|[[Olympic Oval]], Calgary|}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|1500 m|1:55.40|19 February 2011|[[Olympic Oval]], Calgary|}}
{{PersonalRecordsMiddle|3000 m|4:21.53|22 October 2010|Nagano|}}
{{PersonalRecordsBottom}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Footer World Single Distance Champions 500m Speed Skating Women}}
{{Footer World Sprint champions Speed Skating Women}}

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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Japanese female speed skaters]]
[[Category:Speed skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic speed skaters of Japan]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in speed skating]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Japan]]
[[Category:Speed skaters at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for Japan]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2011 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2017 Asian Winter Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in speed skating]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Japan]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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