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Rina Kishi

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Rina Kishi
岸 里奈
Country represented Japan
Born (2007-09-23) 23 September 2007 (age 17)
Toda, Saitama
Height147 cm (4 ft 10 in)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2023 – present (JPN)
ClubToda 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 represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

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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]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2019 All-Japan Team Championships 10
2022 All-Japan Championships 11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
NHK Trophy 12 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Senior
2023 All-Japan Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
NHK Trophy 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 8 11
All-Japan Team Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 All-Japan Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
NHK Trophy 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games 8 11 7

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "女子体操界に世代交代の波…15歳岸里奈が初の世界切符" [A wave of generational change in the women's gymnastics world...15-year-old Rina Kishi gets her first world ticket]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kishi Rina - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 November 2019). "2019 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "18歳・渡部葉月が初の全日本女王「あまり実感がない」2位に宮田、3位に15歳・岸" [18-year-old Hazuki Watanabe wins first All Japan title ``I don't really feel it Miyata comes in 2nd place, 15-year-old Kishi comes in 3rd place]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). 22 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "体操日本女子がパリ五輪出場権 世界選手権で予選8位" [Japanese gymnastics girls qualify for Paris Olympics, 8th place in qualifying at world championships]. Nihon Keizai Shimbun (in Japanese). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  6. ^ "岸里奈は11位、畠田千愛が17位「納得のいく演技で終われた」 世界選手権" [Rina Kishi placed 11th, Chia Hatada placed 17th. “It was a satisfying performance.” World Championships]. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (29 November 2023). "2023 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 April 2024). "2024 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  9. ^ Kano, Shintaro (18 May 2024). "NHK Trophy 2024: Miyata Shoko Romps to Third Successive Women's Title - and a Gymnastics Quota at Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 July 2023). "Kishi Rina". The Gymternet. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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