The All-Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships ( ja, 全日本体操競技選手権大会) are an

artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

competition, hosted by the Japan Gymnastic Association. The first edition took place in 1947, and the championships has been held annually since then.

Winners

Individual All-Around

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References

External links

Japan Gymnastics Association official website
{{National Artistic Gymnastics Championships National championships in Japan

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