Sakura Noshitani

Sakura Noshitani
Full nameSakura Noshitani
Country represented Japan
Born (1997-09-29) 29 September 1997 (age 27)
HometownTokyo, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
ClubKonami Sports Club
Head coach(es)Hiroko Yamasaki
Medal record
Women's rhythmic gymnastics
Representing Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku 5 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sofia 5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent 6 Clubs + 2 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pattaya Group All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent 5 Ribbons
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tashkent 10 clubs
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tashkent Group all-around
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tashkent 3 balls + 2 ribbons
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pattaya 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs

Sakura Noshitani (熨斗谷さくら, Noshitani Sakura, born 29 September 1997) is a Japanese female rhythmic gymnast.

Career

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Noshitani helped the Japanese ladies secure a gold-medal triumph in the group all-around at the 2016 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and eventually competed as a member of the nation's rhythmic gymnastics squad at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on that same year. There, she and fellow gymnasts Airi Hatakeyama, Rie Matsubara, Sayuri Sugimoto, and Kiko Yokota attained a total score of 34.200 on the combination of ribbons, hoops, and clubs to wrap up the group all-around final roster of eight teams in last place.[2][3][4]

She competed at the 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sakura Noshitani". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ "日本8位、ロシア5連覇 新体操" [Japan finished eighth, Russia wins its fifth consecutive gold in rhythmic gymnastics group all-around]. JOC.or.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "32nd RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Kiev (UKR) - Entry List by NOC". gym.longinestiming.com.
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