Nickname
Nanamin (tv-asahi.co.jp, 27 Oct 2021)
Hobbies
Makeup, fashion. (toyotatimes.jp, 11 May 2021)
Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Education
Sports Science - Japan Women's College of Physical Education: Japan
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Minami Gymnastics Club [JPN] / Toyota Motor Corporation [JPN]:
Coach
Yukari Murata [national], JPN
Injuries
She sprained her ankle in 2016. (nhk.or.jp, 18 Jul 2016)
Start sporting career
She began the sport at age five and began to train more intensively at age eight.
Reason for taking up the sport
She wanted to compete in rhythmic gymnastics at the Olympic Games.
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (sports.gazoo.com, 20 Jan 2022)
Hero / Idol
Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, Japanese snowboarders Tomoka Takeuchi and Ayumu Hirano. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"Do not forget your first resolution." (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Awards
In 2019 she and her teammates [Sayuri Sugimoto, Rie Matsubara, Ayuka Suzuki, Sakura Noshitani and Kiko Yokota] were presented with Best Gymnast Award by the Japan Gymnastics Federation. (jiji.com, 21 Dec 2019)
In 2018 she was presented with a Glory Award by the Japan Gymnastics Association. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 13 Mar 2018; toyotatimes.jp, 11 May 2021)
In 2017 she received the Aichi Prefecture Sports Citation Award in Japan. (pref.aichi.jp, 29 Nov 2017)
Last update : 2024-07-22
32
0
123