Nozomi Okuhara

Nozomi Okuhara
Okuhara at the 2025 Kaohsiung Masters
Personal information
Born (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record402 wins, 153 losses
Highest ranking1 (29 October 2019)
Current ranking22 (3 March 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's singles
World Championships
2017 Glasgow Women's singles
2019 Basel Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
2015 Dongguan Mixed team
2019 Nanning Mixed team
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Uber Cup
2018 Bangkok Women's team
2016 Kunshan Women's team
2022 Bangkok Women's team
2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Asia Team Championships
2018 Alor Setar Women's team
2016 Hyderabad Women's team
2024 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
2012 Chiba Girls' singles
2012 Chiba Mixed team
2011 Taipei Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
2012 Gimcheon Girls' singles

Nozomi Okuhara (奥原 希望, Okuhara Nozomi; born 13 March 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. A former World's number 1 in the BWF rankings for the women's singles, she is well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and gold medal at the 2017 World Championships.