Haruka_Nakamura

Haruka Nakamura

Haruka Nakamura

Japanese artistic gymnast

Haruka Nakamura (Japanese: 中村 遥香; born 18 May 2008)[1] 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. She will represent Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Junior gymnastics career

Nakamura helped the Namba Gymnastics Club place ninth in the all-around at the 2021 All-Japan Team Championships, and she had the tenth-highest all-around score.[2] She competed at the 2022 All-Japan Championships where she finished 50th all-around in the qualification round.[3] Then at the 2022 All-Japan Event Championships, she placed seventh on the uneven bars and fifth on the balance beam.[4] In December 2022, Japan hosted its Japanese Junior Worlds Trials, and Nakamura finished third in the all-around.[5] She helped her club place eighth at the 2022 All-Japan Team Championships.[6]

Nakamura made her international debut at the 2023 WOGA Classic in Frisco, Texas. She won the silver medal in the all-around by only 0.150 behind American gymnast Zoey Molomo.[7] She was selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey. The Japanese team of Nakamura, Mika Mizuno, and Sara Yamaguchi won the gold medal by over two points ahead of the United States.[8] The team competition also served as the qualification round, and she qualified in third place for the all-around final and also qualified for the uneven bars and floor exercise finals.[9] In the all-around final, Nakamura hit all four of her routines to capture the gold medal ahead of her teammate Yamaguchi with a total score of 51.765.[10] She fell in the uneven bars final but still managed to finish in fourth place. She then won a bronze medal in the floor exercise final behind Giulia Perotti and Hezly Rivera.[11]

Nakamura competed at the senior level at the 2023 All-Japan Championships and finished eighth in the all-around.[12] She also finished eighth in the all-around at the NHK Trophy.[13] Then at the 2023 Junior Asian Championships in Singapore. She led the Japanese team to the gold medal, and she won the all-around title by over a full point.[14] In the event finals, she won gold medals on both the uneven bars and the floor exercise.[15] She then helped her club finish in fifth place at the All-Japan Team Championships.[16]

Senior gymnastics career

Nakamura became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2024. She made her senior debut at the 2024 Cottbus World Cup and won the bronze medal on the balance beam.[17][18] She then won the bronze medal in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships.[19] She once again finished third in the all-around at the NHK Trophy and was selected for the Japanese Olympic team alongside Shoko Miyata, Rina Kishi, Mana Okamura, and Kohane Ushioku.[20]

Eponymous skills

Nakamura performs a piked Deltchev (1/2 turn into a forward salto in straddled position) on the uneven bars and has the skill named after her in the Code of Points.[21]

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  1. Valid for the 2022–2024 Code of Points

Competitive history

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References

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    "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (13 December 2021). "2021 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (22 April 2022). "2022 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (20 June 2022). "2022 All-Japan Event Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (10 December 2022). "2022 Japanese Junior Worlds Trials Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (12 December 2022). "2022 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (19 February 2023). "2023 WOGA Classic Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  8. [8]
    Burke, Patrick (2 April 2023). "Japan top medals table with team successes at Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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    "The Japanese women are World Junior team champions!". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Young sensations Qin, Nakamura capture World All-Around titles in Antalya". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Japan, Italy take two as Junior Worlds wind down in Antalya". International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (24 April 2023). "2023 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. [13]
    Hopkins, Lauren (21 May 2023). "2023 NHK Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  14. [14]
    "Nakamura Haruka Shines at Asian Junior Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Continuing Japan's Dominance". Asian Gymnastics Union. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  15. [15]
    "Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 - Women's Artistic Gymnastics". ScoreExpress. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (29 November 2023). "2023 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  17. [17]
    "Olympic qualification tour in Artistic Gymnastics sweeps through Cottbus this weekend". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  18. [18]
    "Champions in Cottbus! All the thrills from a World Cup weekend to remember". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  19. [19]
    "初優勝は宮田笙子　パリ五輪切符に前進　２位岸里奈、３位中村遥香…体操全日本女子決勝" [First win: Shoko Miyata advances to Paris Olympics ticket; 2nd place: Rina Kishi; 3rd place: Haruka Nakamura... All Japan Women's Gymnastics Finals]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 13 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  20. [20]
    Kano, Shintaro (18 May 2024). "NHK Trophy 2024: Miyata Shoko Romps to Third Successive Women's Title - and a Gymnastics Quota at Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  21. [21]
    "New named elements for Nakamura, Dolidze follow Junior Worlds success". International Gymnastics Federation. April 14, 2023.
  22. [22]
    Hopkins, Lauren. "Nakamura Haruka". The Gymternet. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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