Mana Okamura Explained

Mana Okamura
Native Name:岡村 真
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:28 May 2005
Birth Place:Mie Prefecture, Japan
Hometown:Yokkaichi, Japan
Discipline:WAG
Level:Senior International Elite
Natlteam:2023 – present (JPN)
Club:Sohgoh Gymnastics Club
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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.

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

YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX
Junior
2019All-Japan Junior Championships9
2020WOGA Classic4 4 6
All-Japan Championships17
Senior
2021All-Japan Championships15
NHK Trophy13
All-Japan Event Championships4
All-Japan Team Championships12
2022All-Japan Championships13
NHK Trophy11
All-Japan Event Championships4
All-Japan Team Championships11
2023Cottbus World Cup
All-Japan Championships7
NHK Trophy7
All-Japan Event Championships6
Asian Games8 4
All-Japan Team Championships10
2024align=left
align=left All-Japan Championships 4
align=left NHK Trophy
align=left Olympic Games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 岡村 真 . Okamura Mana . . 19 May 2024 . ja.
  2. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 All-Japan Junior Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 20 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . Blakely Beats Seniors at WOGA Classic . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 5 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2020 All-Japan Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 12 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 All-Japan Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 17 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 NHK Trophy Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 17 May 2021.
  7. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 All-Japan Event Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 8 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2021 All-Japan Team Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 13 December 2021.
  9. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 All-Japan Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 23 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 NHK Trophy Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 16 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 All-Japan Event Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 20 June 2022.
  12. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2022 All-Japan Team Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 12 December 2022.
  13. Web site: Gymnasts from seven nations snag titles at Cottbus World Cup . . 19 May 2024 . 27 February 2024.
  14. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 All-Japan Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 24 April 2023.
  15. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 NHK Trophy Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 21 May 2023.
  16. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 All-Japan Event Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 11 June 2023.
  17. Web site: Artistic Gymnastics Women Qualifications and Team Finals . . 19 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230929020800/https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/GAR/AG2022-_GAR_C73B_GARW------------------QUAL--------.pdf . 29 September 2023 . 25 September 2023 . dead.
  18. Web site: China's Zuo wins women's all-around gymnastics title at Asian Games . Xinhua . 19 May 2024 . 27 September 2023.
  19. Web site: 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 . 19 May 2024 . 9 October 2023.
  20. Web site: Crumlish . John . Japan's Mana Okamura: 'I will turn regrets into motivations' . . 19 May 2024 . 16 October 2023.
  21. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 All-Japan Team Championships Results . The Gymternet . 21 May 2024 . 29 November 2023.
  22. Web site: Olympic qualification is on as 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup series comes alive in Cairo . . 19 May 2024 . 20 February 2024.
  23. Web site: 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 . 19 May 2024 . ja . 13 April 2024.
  24. Web site: Kano . Shintaro . NHK Trophy 2024: Miyata Shoko Romps to Third Successive Women's Title - and a Gymnastics Quota at Paris 2024 . 18 May 2024 . 18 May 2024 . International Olympic Committee.
  25. Web site: 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" . . 19 May 2024 . ja . 1 March 2024.

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