is a Japanese group
rhythmic gymnast
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. She is the
2019 World Group All-around silver and the
2017 World Group All-around bronze medalist.
Personal life
She is studying at
Nippon Sport Science University in
Setagaya
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,
Japan
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.
Career
She joined Japanese National group in 2017 and took bronze medal in Group All-around at the
2017 World Championships in
Pesaro
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,
Italy
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together with
Mao Kunii,
Rie Matsubara,
Sayuri Sugimoto,
Nanami Takenaka and
Kiko Yokota. They also won silver medal in 3 Ropes + 2 Balls final, next day. In 2018, they placed 5th in Group All-around at the
2018 World Championships in
Sofia
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,
Bulgaria
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and took silver medal in 5 Hoops Final.
On September 16–22, she and her teammates competed at the
2019 World Championships, her third. They won silver medal in Group All-around and 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs Final and won gold in 5 Balls Final.
This was Japanese first ever gold medal in group event at
World Championships.
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1999 births
Living people
Japanese rhythmic gymnasts
Place of birth missing (living people)
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic gymnasts for Japan
21st-century Japanese sportswomen
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships
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