Rina Kishi ( ja, 岸里奈; born 23 September 2007) is a Japanese

artistic gymnast 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 ...

. She competed at the 2023 World Championships and finished 11th in the all-around. She represented

Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics Japan competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Japanese athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1912 onwards, except for two occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, to w ...

Career

Kishi began gymnastics when she was three years old. As a junior, she competed on the balance beam at the 2019 All-Japan Team Championships and helped her club place 10th. In 2022, at her first All-Japan Championships, Kishi placed 11th in the all-around, and she finished 12th at the NHK Trophy. Kishi became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2023. She won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2023 All-Japan Championships. She then placed second in the all-around at the 2023 NHK Trophy and was selected to make her international debut at the 2023 World Championships. While there, she helped Japan secure an Olympic berth with an eighth-place finish. Individually, Kishi qualified for the all-around final and finished in 11th place. After the World Championships, she competed at the 2023 All-Japan Team Championships and helped her club place sixth while earning the highest score in the all-around. Kishi began the 2024 season with a second-place finish at the All-Japan Championships. She then finished second in the all-around to

Shoko Miyata Shoko Miyata (宮田笙子, born 21 September 2004) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 World bronze medalist on the balance beam as well as the 2022 Asian Championships silver medalist on vault and floor exercise. She was set ...

at the 2024 NHK Trophy and was selected for the Olympic team alongside Miyata,

Haruka Nakamura Haruka Nakamura (born 18 May 2008) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World all-around and team champion. She is also the 2023 Junior Asian team, all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise champion. Career Nakamura compe ...

, Mana Okamura, and Kohane Ushioku.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kishi, Rina 2007 births Living people Japanese female artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Japan