Nanami Takenaka

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Nanami Takenaka
竹中 七海
Country represented Japan
Born (1998-12-02) 2 December 1998 (age 25)
Aichi, Japan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2017
ClubMinami Gymnastics Club / Toyota Motor Corporation
Head coach(es)Yukari Murata
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku 5 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pesaro 3 Ropes + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Pesaro Group All-around
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana 5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pattaya Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tashkent 5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pattaya 5 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2022 Pattaya Group All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2022 Pattaya 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2023 Manila 5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent Group All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2024 Tashkent 3 Ribbons + 2 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Pattaya 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Manila Group All-Around

Nanami Takenaka (竹中七海, Takenaka Nanami, born 2 December 1998) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Personal life and early career[edit]

Takenaka began rhythmic gymnastics at age 5 after having a trial lesson because she found it fun. She began to train with the national team in her second year of middle school after being chosen at an audition, and she became a group member in her first year of high school.[4]

She attended Japan Women's College of Physical Education and graduated in 2021.[5]

Career[edit]

Takenaka was a traveling reserve member of the Japanese group for the 2016 Summer Olympics. She strongly desired to compete on the floor at the next Summer Olympics.[4]

Takenaka competed in her first World Championships in 2017 in Pesaro, Italy. The Japanese group won bronze in the group all-around, bronze in 5 hoops, and silver in 3 ropes + 2 balls.[6] In 2018, she was presented with an award by the Japan Gymnastics Association.[7]

She again represented Japan as part of the group at the 2019 World Championships. The team won silver in the group all-around. In the event finals, they won silver in 3 hoops + 4 clubs and gold in 5 balls. Their gold medal in the 5 balls final was the first gold World medal for a Japanese group, and they also won a place to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

Takenaka was part of the Japanese group at the 2020 Summer Olympics. They qualified for the all-around final and finished in 8th place.[2] Although at one point she had planned to retire from gymnastics after graduating university, Takenaka began to aim to compete at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics.[7][1]

In 2022, Takenaka competed at the World Cup stage in Sofia. She competed in just the 3 ribbons + 2 balls routine, and the group won a bronze medal in that event final in addition to silver with 5 hoops.[8] At the 2022 Asian Championships, the Japanese gymnasts won a bronze team medal, and the group won the all-around silver. They also won a bronze medal with 5 hoops and a silver in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls final.[9]

At her third World Championships, Takenaka competed in both routines and came in 8th place in the all-around with the rest of the group. In qualifications, they made mistakes in the 3 ribbons + 2 balls routine, but they had a stronger 5 hoops routine and qualified for the event final, where they placed 5th.[10][11]

In the next season, 2023, Takenaka again competed as part of the group at the Asian Championships.[12] The group won the all-around bronze medal and also won a silver in one event final, 5 hoops.[13]

She competed at the 2024 World Cup in Sofia in both routines for the Japanese group. They were 11th in the all-around and did not qualify for either event final.[14] At the 2024 Asian Championships, Takenaka won silver in the group all-around and gold in the 5 hoops event final.[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "竹中 七海｜世界新体操2023" [Takenaka Nanami | World Rhythmic Gymnastics 2023]. www.tv-asahi.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  2. ^ a b "Rhythmic Gymnastics TAKENAKA Nanami - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  3. ^ "TAKENAKA Nanami - FIG Athlete Profile".
  4. ^ a b "竹中七海｜TOYOTA TOPATHLETES｜MEMBER｜". TOYOTA TOPATHLETES (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  5. ^ "新体操・竹中七海「五輪で金が夢」高2から年350日間の合宿｜東京五輪目指す 女子アスリートの履歴書" [Rhythmic gymnast Takenaka Nanami: "My dream is an Olympic gold medal"]. 日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL (in Japanese). 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  6. ^ a b "With World Group title, the sun continues to rise over Japanese Rhythmic Gymnastics". International Gymnastics Federation. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  7. ^ a b "竹中七海×杉本早裕吏 フェアリージャパンとしてトヨタ社員として" [Takenaka Nanami and Sugimoto Sayuri: As Fairy Japan members and Toyoto Employees]. トヨタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  8. ^ "Sofia Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup 2022 Results Book" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 10 April 2022.
  9. ^ "13th Senior & 18th Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. 26 June 2022.
  10. ^ Murata, Yukari (18 September 2022). "第39回世界新体操選手権大会レポート３" [39th World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Report 3]. Japan Gymnastics Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  11. ^ "39th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Results" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. 18 September 2022.
  12. ^ "第14回アジアシニア新体操選手権大会" [14th Senior Asian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships]. Japan Gymnastics Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  13. ^ "14th Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. 3 June 2023.
  14. ^ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia 2024 Results Book" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. 14 April 2024.
  15. ^ "15th Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships". sportvokrug.ru. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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