Risa Sugawara
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | 15 August 1977 Saitama, Japan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Gymnastics |
Lisa Toyoshima (豊島リサ, Toyoshima Risa), née Risa Sugawara (菅原リサ, Sugawara Risa), is a Japanese gymnastics coach and former artistic gymnast.[1] She was a five-time all-around national champion and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where she finished 29th in the individual all around.[2][3]
Personal life
Sugawara was born in Toda, Saitama. Her parents were both gymnasts; her father, Hiroshi Sugawara won a silver team medal at the men's gymnastics event at the 1974 Asian Games, and her mother, Takako Hasegawa, competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[4] Her older brother, Fumihito Sugawara, is a politician who became the mayor of Toda in 2018.[5] When she was an active gymnast, she looked up to teammate Mari Kosuge.[6]
Career
She began gymnastics at the Toda Sports Center, where her parents coached.[1] In 1994, she won her first national all-around title.[2] She also competed at the 1994 Asian Games, where she won a silver medal with the team.[7]
In 1996, Sugawara entered Nippon Sport Science University.[6] That year, she tied for Japanese champion with Yuki Ohata.[2] She represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics and finished 29th in the individual all-around.[3]
From 1997–1999, she won an additional three all-around national titles in a row.[2] At the 1997 Summer Universiade, she won gold in the balance beam and floor finals, along with a silver on uneven bars and a bronze medal in the team event. At the 1998 Asian Games, she again won silver with the Japanese team. She also won individual bronze medals in the all-around and on the floor event.
Sugawara retired in 1999 due to injuries.[8] She spent three years studying abroad at the Australian Institute of Sport. She now works as a coach in Toda and has two children.[1] Her students include Olympians Hiraiwa Yuna and Rina Kishi. She has also spoken about her struggles with disordered eating to maintain her body weight during her time as a gymnast and the changing trend in women's gymnastics toward building more muscle in order to complete difficult elements.[4]
Competition history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Aloha Gymfest | 10 | |||||
| Japanese Championships | 20 | ||||||
| 1990 | Japanese Championships | 10 | 6 | ||||
| NHK Cup | 11 | ||||||
| 1991 | Aloha Gymfest | ||||||
| Blume Memorial | 31 | ||||||
| 1992 | Gander Memorial | 6 | |||||
| Japanese Championships | |||||||
| NHK Cup | 7 | ||||||
| Pacific Alliance Championships | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Swiss Cup | 6 | ||||||
| 1993 | Chunichi Cup | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| East Asian Games | |||||||
| Japanese Championships | 4 | 5 | |||||
| JPN-USA Dual Meet | 4 | ||||||
| NHK Cup | |||||||
| Tokyo Cup | 7 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| World Championships | 30 | ||||||
| 1994 | McDonald's American Cup | 14 | |||||
| Asian Games | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Chunichi Cup | 5 | ||||||
| Fukuoka Cup | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| International Mixed Pairs | 13 | ||||||
| Japanese Championships | |||||||
| 1995 | Aloha Gymfest | ||||||
| Chunichi Cup | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Gander Memorial | 7 | ||||||
| Japanese Championships | |||||||
| Pre-Olympics Test Event | 14 | ||||||
| World Championships | 10 | 28 | |||||
| 1996 | Chunichi Cup | 4 | |||||
| Japanese Championships | |||||||
| NHK Cup | |||||||
| Olympic Games | 12 | 29 | |||||
| 1997 | Visa American Cup | 10 | |||||
| Chunichi Cup | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Japanese Championships | 8 | ||||||
| NHK Cup | |||||||
| Pitari Cup | |||||||
| Summer Universiade | |||||||
| Lausanne World Championships | 9 | 25 | |||||
| 1998 | American Classic | 33 | |||||
| Visa American Cup | 17 | ||||||
| Asian Games | 5 | 4 | |||||
| China Cup | 10 | 8 | |||||
| Chunichi Cup | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Japanese Championships | |||||||
| NHK Cup | |||||||
| Pacific Alliance Championships | 31 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| World Cup Final | 7 | 5 | |||||
| 1999 | Japanese Championships | ||||||
| NHK Cup | |||||||
| World Championships | 13 | 18 |
References
- ^ a b c "コーチ紹介" [Introduction to the Coaches]. Toda Sports Club (in Japanese).
- ^ a b c d "全日本選手権大会歴代優勝チーム・個人総合優勝者" [All-Japan Championships team and individual all-around winners] (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association (in Japanese). June 2023.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Risa Sugawara Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ a b "女子体操界のエースだった菅原リサさん「知識もないまま無茶していた」" [Sugawara Risa, former ace of women's gymnastics: "I didn't know anything and went to extremes"]. デイリー新潮 (in Japanese). 12 December 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "戸田っ子の活躍" [A Toda Kid's Efforts]. sugawarafumihito.com (in Japanese). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b "菅原 リサ｜体操・体操競技｜アトランタ1996" [Sugawara Risa | Gymnastics - Artistic Gymnastics | Atlanta 1996]. JOC - 日本オリンピック委員会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Gymnastics". Hiroshima City University. Archived from the original on 4 August 1997.
- ^ "１０代の選手たちを支えた美しいコーチ 元アトランタ五輪代表＆２児のママ 献身的な姿勢にファン「泣きそう…」" [Beautiful coach who supported teenage gymnasts, Atlantic Olympic representative and mother of two, brings fans "almost to tears" for her devotion]. デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.