is a Japanese group
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 ...
.
Career
Yokota represented Japan at the
2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships where she won the bronze medal in the 5 ribbons event. and eventually competed alongside her teammates
Airi Hatakeyama,
Sakura Noshitani,
Sayuri Sugimoto
is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast.
Career
She represents her nation at international competitions. She competed at several world championships, including at the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships where she won the bronze medal ...
and
Rie Matsubara
is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. Being World champion and 10-time Asian champion, she is widely considered to be the most successful Japanese rhythmic gymnast ever.
Career
She has participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics and finished on ...
at the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
, finishing outside of medals in the
group all-around final with an eight-place score of 34.200.
References
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1997 births
Living people
Japanese rhythmic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts of Japan
People from Tokyo
Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Gymnasts from Tokyo
21st-century Japanese women
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