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Mana Okamura
岡村 真
Country represented Japan
Born (2005-05-28) 28 May 2005 (age 19)
Mie Prefecture, Japan
HometownYokkaichi, Japan
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2023 – present (JPN)
ClubSohgoh Gymnastics Club
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Balance beam
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou All-around
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 2 0 1

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 represented 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

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2019 All-Japan Junior Championships 9
2020 WOGA Classic 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6
All-Japan Championships 17
Senior
2021 All-Japan Championships 15
NHK Trophy 13
All-Japan Event Championships 4
All-Japan Team Championships 12
2022 All-Japan Championships 13
NHK Trophy 11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
All-Japan Event Championships 4
All-Japan Team Championships 11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023 Cottbus World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
All-Japan Championships 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
NHK Trophy 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
All-Japan Event Championships 6
Asian Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
All-Japan Team Championships 10 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 Cairo World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
All-Japan Championships 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
NHK Trophy 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Olympic Games 8

References

  1. ^ "岡村 真" [Okamura Mana]. Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 August 2019). "2019 All-Japan Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 February 2020). "Blakely Beats Seniors at WOGA Classic". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 December 2020). "2020 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 April 2021). "2021 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 May 2021). "2021 NHK Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 June 2021). "2021 All-Japan Event Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 December 2021). "2021 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (23 April 2022). "2022 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (16 May 2022). "2022 NHK Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 June 2022). "2022 All-Japan Event Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 December 2022). "2022 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Gymnasts from seven nations snag titles at Cottbus World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  14. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (24 April 2023). "2023 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 May 2023). "2023 NHK Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (11 June 2023). "2023 All-Japan Event Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women Qualifications and Team Finals" (PDF). Hangzhou 2022. 25 September 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  18. ^ "China's Zuo wins women's all-around gymnastics title at Asian Games". Xinhua. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  19. ^ "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. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  20. ^ Crumlish, John (16 October 2023). "Japan's Mana Okamura: 'I will turn regrets into motivations'". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  21. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (29 November 2023). "2023 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Olympic qualification is on as 2024 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup series comes alive in Cairo". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  23. ^ "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 (in Japanese). 13 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  24. ^ Kano, Shintaro (18 May 2024). "NHK Trophy 2024: Miyata Shoko Romps to Third Successive Women's Title - and a Gymnastics Quota at Paris 2024". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  25. ^ "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"]. Tōkai Television Broadcasting (in Japanese). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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