Mana_Okamura

Mana Okamura

Mana Okamura

Japanese artistic gymnast

Mana Okamura (Japanese: 岡村 真; born 28 May 2005)[1] is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Asian Games balance beam champion and all-around and team silver medalist. She will represent Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Career

Okamura finished ninth in the all-around at the 2019 All-Japan Junior Championships.[2] She made her international debut at the 2020 WOGA Classic and finished second in the all-around to Skye Blakely.[3] She then placed 17th in the all-around at the 2020 All-Japan Championships.[4]

2021

Okamura became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2021. She finished 15th in the all-around at the 2021 All-Japan Championships and 13th at the NHK Trophy.[5][6] She qualified for the balance beam final at the All-Japan Event Championships and placed fourth.[7] She helped her club place 12th at the All-Japan Team Championships.[8]

2022

Okamura placed 13th in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships and 11th at the NHK Trophy.[9][10] At the All-Japan Event Championships, she repeated her fourth-place finish on the balance beam.[11] She had the second-highest all-around score behind Shoko Miyata at the All-Japan Team Championships and helped her club finish 11th.[12]

2023

Okamura made her senior international debut at the Cottbus World Cup and won the gold medal on the balance beam.[13] At the All-Japan Championships, she finished seventh in the all-around,[14] and she finished also finished seventh at the NHK Trophy.[15] She finished sixth on the floor exercise at the All-Japan Event Championships.[16]

At the 2022 Asian Games, held in 2023 due to COVID-19 concerns, Okamura led the Japanese team to a second-place finish behind China.[17] She qualified for the all-around final where she won the silver medal behind China's Zuo Tong.[18] She then won a gold medal in the balance beam final, the first time a Japanese gymnast won the Asian Games balance beam title.[19] She also placed eighth on uneven bars and fourth on floor exercise.[20] At the All-Japan Team Championships, she had the second-highest score on the balance beam behind Urara Ashikawa and helped her club place tenth.[21]

2024

Okamura began the 2024 season at the Cairo World Cup where she won a gold medal on the floor exercise and a bronze medal on the balance beam.[22] She finished fourth in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships.[23] She then won the bronze medal in the all-around at the NHK Trophy and was selected for the Japanese Olympic team alongside Shoko Miyata, Rina Kishi, Haruka Nakamura, and Kohane Ushioku.[24]

Personal life

Okamura graduated from high school in March 2024 and will attend Yokkaichi University.[25]

Competitive history

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References

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    "岡村 真" [Okamura Mana]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. [2]
    Hopkins, Lauren (20 August 2019). "2019 All-Japan Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (5 February 2020). "Blakely Beats Seniors at WOGA Classic". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (12 December 2020). "2020 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (17 April 2021). "2021 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (17 May 2021). "2021 NHK Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (8 June 2021). "2021 All-Japan Event Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (13 December 2021). "2021 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (23 April 2022). "2022 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (16 May 2022). "2022 NHK Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (12 December 2022). "2022 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    "Gymnasts from seven nations snag titles at Cottbus World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (24 April 2023). "2023 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (11 June 2023). "2023 All-Japan Event Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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    "Artistic Gymnastics Women Qualifications and Team Finals" (PDF). Hangzhou 2022. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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    "China's Zuo wins women's all-around gymnastics title at Asian Games". Xinhua. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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    "体操の岡村選手「力出し切れた」　アジア大会金メダル　四日市市長に喜び報告" [Gymnast Okamura "I gave it my all" Asian Games gold medal, happy report to Mayor Yokkaichi]. Ise Shimbun. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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    Crumlish, John (16 October 2023). "Japan's Mana Okamura: 'I will turn regrets into motivations'". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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    Hopkins, Lauren (29 November 2023). "2023 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  22. [22]
    "Olympic qualification is on as 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup series comes alive in Cairo". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  23. [23]
    "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.
  24. [24]
    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.
  25. [25]
    "パリ五輪出場目指す体操・岡村真選手 私立暁高校の卒業式に出席「自分の演技を世界に見せられるように」" [Mana Okamura, a gymnast aiming to participate in the Paris Olympics, attends the graduation ceremony of Akatsuki Private High School, "I want to be able to show my performance to the world"]. Tōkai Television Broadcasting (in Japanese). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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