Rina Kishi | |
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岸 里奈 | |
Country represented | Japan |
Born | Toda, Saitama | 23 September 2007
Height | 147 cm (4 ft 10 in) [1] |
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Level | Senior International Elite |
Years on national team | 2023 – present ( JPN) |
Club | Toda City Sports Centre |
Head coach(es) | Risa Toyoshima |
Rina Kishi ( Japanese: 岸 里奈; born 23 September 2007) [1] is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2023 World Championships and finished 11th in the all-around. She will represent Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Kishi began gymnastics when she was three years old. [2] As a junior, she competed on the balance beam at the 2019 All-Japan Team Championships and helped her club place 10th. [3] In 2022, at her first All-Japan Championships, Kishi placed 11th in the all-around, and she finished 12th at the NHK Trophy. [1]
Kishi became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2023. She won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2023 All-Japan Championships. [4] She then placed second in the all-around at the 2023 NHK Trophy and was selected to make her international debut at the 2023 World Championships. [1] While there, she helped Japan secure an Olympic berth with an eighth-place finish. [5] Individually, Kishi qualified for the all-around final and finished in 11th place. [6] After the World Championships, she competed at the 2023 All-Japan Team Championships and helped her club place sixth while earning the highest score in the all-around. [7]
Kishi began the 2024 season with a second-place finish at the All-Japan Championships. [8] She then finished second in the all-around to Shoko Miyata at the 2024 NHK Trophy and was selected for the Olympic team alongside Miyata, Haruka Nakamura, Mana Okamura, and Kohane Ushioku. [9]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2019 | All-Japan Team Championships | 10 | |||||
2022 | All-Japan Championships | 11 | |||||
NHK Trophy | 12 | ||||||
Senior | |||||||
2023 | All-Japan Championships | ||||||
NHK Trophy | |||||||
World Championships | 8 | 11 | |||||
All-Japan Team Championships | 6 | ||||||
2024 | All-Japan Championships | ||||||
NHK Trophy |