Sakura Noshitani
Sakura Noshitani (熨斗谷さくら, Noshitani Sakura, born September 29, 1997) is a Japanese female rhythmic gymnast. Noshitani helped the Japanese ladies secure a gold-medal triumph in the group all-around at the 2016 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and eventually competed as a member of the nation's rhythmic gymnastics squad at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on that same year. There, she and fellow gymnasts Airi Hatakeyama, Rie Matsubara, Sayuri Sugimoto, and Kiko Yokota attained a total score of 34.200 on the combination of ribbons, hoops, and clubs to wrap up the group all-around final roster of eight teams in last place.[2][3][4]
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| Full name | Sakura Noshitani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 September 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior international elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Konami Sports Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Hiroko Yamasaki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- "Sakura Noshitani". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- "日本８位、ロシア５連覇 新体操" [Japan finished eighth, Russia wins its fifth consecutive gold in rhythmic gymnastics group all-around] (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
External links
- Sakura NOSHITANI at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Athlete profile at the Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese)
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