Rina Kishi Explained

Rina Kishi
Native Name:	岸 里奈
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	23 September 2007
Birth Place:	Toda, Saitama
Height:	147 cm^[1]
Discipline:	WAG
Level:	Senior International Elite
Natlteam:	2023 – present (JPN)
Club:	Toda City Sports Centre
Headcoach:	Risa Toyoshima
Show-Medals:	yes

Rina Kishi (Japanese: 岸 里奈; born 23 September 2007) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2023 World Championships and finished 11th in the all-around. She represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

Kishi began gymnastics when she was three years old.^[2] As a junior, she competed on the balance beam at the 2019 All-Japan Team Championships and helped her club place 10th.^[3] In 2022, at her first All-Japan Championships, Kishi placed 11th in the all-around, and she finished 12th at the NHK Trophy.

Kishi became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2023. She won the bronze medal in the all-around at the 2023 All-Japan Championships.^[4] She then placed second in the all-around at the 2023 NHK Trophy and was selected to make her international debut at the 2023 World Championships. While there, she helped Japan secure an Olympic berth with an eighth-place finish.^[5] Individually, Kishi qualified for the all-around final and finished in 11th place.^[6] After the World Championships, she competed at the 2023 All-Japan Team Championships and helped her club place sixth while earning the highest score in the all-around.^[7]

Kishi began the 2024 season with a second-place finish at the All-Japan Championships.^[8] She then finished second in the all-around to Shoko Miyata at the 2024 NHK Trophy and was selected for the Olympic team alongside Miyata, Haruka Nakamura, Mana Okamura, and Kohane Ushioku.^[9]

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Junior
2019	All-Japan Team Championships	10
2022	All-Japan Championships		11
	NHK Trophy		12
Senior
2023	All-Japan Championships
	NHK Trophy
	align=left		8	11
	All-Japan Team Championships		6
2024	All-Japan Championships
	NHK Trophy
	align=left	Olympic Games	8	11				7

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 女子体操界に世代交代の波…15歳岸里奈が初の世界切符. A wave of generational change in the women's gymnastics world...15-year-old Rina Kishi gets her first world ticket . Chunichi Sports . 19 May 2024 . Japanese . 20 May 2023.
2. Web site: Kishi Rina - FIG Athlete Profile . . 19 May 2024.
3. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2019 All-Japan Team Championships Results . The Gymternet . 19 May 2024 . 11 November 2019.
4. Web site: 18歳・渡部葉月が初の全日本女王「あまり実感がない」2位に宮田、3位に15歳・岸 . 18-year-old Hazuki Watanabe wins first All Japan title ``I don't really feel it Miyata comes in 2nd place, 15-year-old Kishi comes in 3rd place . Sports Nippon . 19 May 2024 . Japanese . 22 April 2023.
5. Web site: 体操日本女子がパリ五輪出場権 世界選手権で予選8位 . Japanese gymnastics girls qualify for Paris Olympics, 8th place in qualifying at world championships . Nihon Keizai Shimbun . 19 May 2024 . Japanese . 3 October 2023.
6. Web site: 岸里奈は11位、畠田千愛が17位「納得のいく演技で終われた」 世界選手権 . Rina Kishi placed 11th, Chia Hatada placed 17th. “It was a satisfying performance.” World Championships . Nikkan Sports . 19 May 2024 . Japanese . 7 October 2023 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20231007003105/https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202310070000119.html . 7 October 2023.
7. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2023 All-Japan Team Championships Results . The Gymternet . 19 May 2024 . 29 November 2023.
8. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . 2024 All-Japan Championships Results . The Gymternet . 19 May 2024 . 15 April 2024.
9. 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.
10. Web site: Hopkins . Lauren . Kishi Rina . The Gymternet . 11 July 2023 . 19 May 2024.