Akane Yamao ( ja, 山尾朱子, born September 30, 1974, Kiyose,

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

) is a Japanese

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and co ...

. Yamao competed for Japan in the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There she was 19th in the qualification round and advanced to the semifinal, where she placed 18th and did not advance to the final of 10 competitors.

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* * 1974 births Living people Japanese rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Japan People from Kiyose, Tokyo Gymnasts from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese women {{Japan-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub