Erika Akiyama ( ja, 秋山エリカ, born December 31, 1964, Fukuoka) is a retired

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

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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 coordi ...

, a gymnastics coach. She competed for Japan in the individual rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition at two Olympic Games: in 1984 in Los Angeles in 1988 in Seoul. In 1984 she was 13th in the qualification and advanced to the final, placing 13th overall, in 1988 she tied for 17th place in the qualification and again advanced to the final, placing 15th overall.Erika Akiyama Bio, Stats, and Results — Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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at Sports-Reference.com 1964 births Living people Japanese rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Japan Sportspeople from Fukuoka Prefecture {{Japan-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub