Hobbies
Watching films and online video clips, visiting hot stone spas. (kitaori-eri.com, 20 Sep 2021)
Occupation
Student
Education
Juntendo University, Tokyo, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Juntendo University [JPN] / Rainbow [JPN]
Coach
Mutsumi Harada [Juntendo], JPN; Akiko Kitaori [Rainbow, mother], JPN; Akiko Maruyama [national], JPN
Sporting relatives
Her mother Akiko was an artistic gymnast, and later became a coach. Her younger brother Takuto has competed in trampolining at international level. (city.nagoya.jp, 04 Sep 2019; rainbow-gymnastics.jp, 02 Nov 2019; jpn-gym.or.jp, 21 Oct 2016; chuco.co.jp, 01 Oct 2016)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age three, and began focusing on trampoline in grade two of primary school. (chuco.co.jp, 01 Oct 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother Akiko was a gymnastics coach, and Eri would play on the trampoline while she was at the gym. Akiko encouraged Eri to take up the sport seriously once she noticed she had talent. (chuco.co.jp, 01 Oct 2016)
Ambitions
To reach the final at the 2021 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. (kitaori-eri.com, 20 Sep 2021)
Hero / Idol
Russian trampoline gymnast Anna Korobeynikova. (kitaori-eri.com, 20 Sep 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"Through tumbling, I want to be a person that enjoys working towards goals and understands the importance of learning." (kitaori-eri.com, 20 Sep 2021)
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