Sayuri Sugimoto

Sayuri Sugimoto
Born (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Japan
(2011–2024)
ClubMinami Gymnastics Club
Medal record
Group rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2019 Baku 5 Balls
2017 Pesaro 3 Ropes + 2 Balls
2018 Sofia 5 Hoops
2019 Baku Group All-around
2019 Baku 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
2015 Suttgart 5 Ribbons
2017 Pesaro Group All-around
2017 Pesaro 5 Hoops
2021 Kitakyushu 5 Balls
2021 Kitakyushu 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Asian Championships
2013 Tashkent 10 Clubs
2015 Jecheon 3 Clubs + 2 Hoops
2019 Pattaya Group All-around
2013 Tashkent Group All-around
2013 Tashkent 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons
2015 Jecheon Group All-around
2015 Jecheon 5 Ribbons
2019 Pattaya 5 Balls
2019 Pattaya 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs

Sayuri Sugimoto (杉本 早裕吏, Sugimoto Sayuri; born (1996-01-25)25 January 1996) is a Japanese former rhythmic gymnast and captain of the national group. At the 2019 World Championships, she led Japan to its first-ever World title. She is a 2019 World group all-around silver medalist and a 2017 World group all-around bronze medalist. She represented Japan at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

Sugimoto began rhythmic gymnastics when she was five years old after following her older sister into the sport.[1]

2013–2015

Sugimoto helped Japan win a silver medal in the group all-around, behind China, at the 2013 Asian Championships. The group then won the gold medal in the 10 clubs final and the silver medal in the 3 balls and 2 ribbons final.[2] At the 2013 World Championships, the group finished eighth in the group all-around, eighth in 10 clubs, and seventh in 3 balls and 2 ribbons.[3] At the 2014 World Championships, they once again finished eighth in the all-around.[4] She helped Japan win the bronze medal in the 5 ribbons final at the 2015 World Championships, which was Japan's first Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships medal in 40 years.[5]

2016–2017

Sugimoto was the team captain for the group that represented Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics, including Airi Hatakeyama, Rie Matsubara, Sakura Noshitani, and Kiko Yokota. She led the group into the group all-around final where they finished in eighth place.[6][7][8] This was the best-ever Olympic result for the Japanese rhythmic gymnastics group.[1]

Sugimoto competed at the 2017 World Championships and won the group all-around bronze medal, behind Russia and Bulgaria.[9] They won another bronze medal in the 5 hoops final and then won the silver medal in the 3 balls and 2 ropes final.[10]

2018–2019

At the 2018 Minsk World Challenge Cup, Sugimoto helped Japan win the group all-around bronze medal. They then won the gold medal in the 3 balls and 2 ropes final.[11] Then at the Kazan World Challenge Cup, they won the bronze medal in the 3 balls and 2 ropes final.[12] At the 2018 World Championships, they won the silver medal in the 5 balls final behind Bulgaria and finished fifth in the all-around.[13]

At the 2019 World Championships, Sugimoto helped Japan win a group all-around silver medal, which matched Japan's best-ever group all-around result from 1975.[14][15] They then won the gold medal in the 5 balls final, becoming the first Japanese group to win a title at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. They also won the silver medal in the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final.[5]

2021

Sugimoto represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics as the team captain alongside Rie Matsubara, Sakura Noshitani, Ayuka Suzuki, and Nanami Takenaka. They advanced into the group all-around final and finished eighth after major mistakes in their 3 hoops and 4 clubs routine.[16] After the Olympic Games, she competed at the 2021 World Championships, where Japan won bronze medals in both event finals and placed fourth in the all-around.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b "World-class performance from Fairy Japan at Tokyo 2020 test event". International Olympic Committee. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around and Group Finals UZB 2013". Asian Gymnastics Union. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. ^ "32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kiev (UKR) Senior Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ^ "33rd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Izmir (TUR) Senior All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "With World Group title, the sun continues to rise over Japanese Rhythmic Gymnastics". International Gymnastics Federation. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  8. ^ "日本８位、ロシア５連覇 新体操" [Japan finished eighth, Russia wins its fifth consecutive gold in rhythmic gymnastics group all-around] (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  9. ^ "With World Group All-around title, Russia extends its reign in Pesaro". International Gymnastics Federation. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  10. ^ ""Farfalle" soar to Group gold on final day of Rhythmic Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Ashram, Italian group victorious in Minsk". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Soldatova, Italian group claim Kazan World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  13. ^ "36th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Russian Federation wins Group All-around title, threatening a World sweep". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  15. ^ "'Fairy Japan' claims first world rhythmic gymnastic silver in 44 years". The Japan Times. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  16. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics Results – Gymnastics – Rhythmic". ESPN. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Italy, RGF split Group apparatus titles as the curtain falls on Rhythmic Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
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