Aiko Sugihara

Aiko Sugihara
Country represented  Japan
Born (1999-09-19) September 19, 1999
Higashiōsaka[1]
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior international elite
(Japan women's national gymnastics team)

Aiko Sugihara (杉原 愛子, Sugihara Aiko, born (1999-09-19)19 September 1999)[5] is a Japanese female artistic gymnast and a member of the national team.[1] She participated at the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.[6][1] She was a member of Japan's gymnastic team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7][1]. At the 2017 World Championships in the all-around final, Aiko Sugihara successfully debuted a new turn, a double turn with the leg held in split, on the balance beam. It should be named after her if the FIG credits the skill.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sugihara Aiko". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 "WAG TEAM AND ALL-AROUND FINALS ART ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS HIROSHIMA 2015". Asian Gymnastics Union. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. "APPARATUS FINALS OF 6TH ART GYMNASTICS ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS HIROSHIMA 2015". Asian Gymnastics Union. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. "Aiko Sugihara". IOC. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  5. "Meet the athletes". 2015worldgymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. "Japan's Aiko Sugihara". CBS News. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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