Rina Imaoka
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| 今岡里奈 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 March 2003 Saitama Prefecture | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Japan (2021-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education / Fujishima Rhythmic Gymnastics Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Keiko Onoda, Yukari Murata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rina Imaoka (今岡里奈, Imaoka Rina; born 22 March 2003) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents Japan internationally as a member of the national group.
Biography
Imaoka took up the sport at age six after seeing a friend play with a ribbon. Her idol is Evgenia Kanaeva.[2]
In 2021 she was selected for the World Championships in Kitakyushu along with Rinako Inaki, Rie Matsubara, Sayuri Sugimoto, Ayuka Suzuki. There, the group won bronze in both event finals.[3]
In June 2022 she competed at the World Cup in Pesaro, where the gorup was 5th in the all-around, 9th with 5 hoops and 7th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[4] At the Asian Championships in Pattaya, she won two silver medals, in the all-around and with 3 ribbon & 2 balls, and two bronze medals, in teams and with 5 hoops.[5]
A foot injury meant she was unable to participate in the hoop event at the 2023 Asian Championships in Manila.[1] In August she was selected, along with teammates Rinako Inaki, Chihana Nakamura, Megumi Nishimoto, Ayuka Suzuki and Hisano Taguchi, for the World Championships in Valencia. They were 13th in the all-around and with 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.[6]
References
- ^ a b "IMAOKA Rina - FIG Athlete Profile". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "今岡 里奈｜10月開幕！世界体操・世界新体操 北九州！｜テレビ朝日". www.tv-asahi.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ "2021 World Championships".
- ^ "FIG Results - 17015". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "FIG Results - 17009". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "2023 World Championships".