Aino Yamada

Aino Yamada (born 10 March 2003) is a Japanese rhythmic gymnast.[2] She represented her country at the 2018 Youth Olympics.

Aino Yamada
Personal information
Nickname(s)Ai-chan[1]
Country represented Japan
Born (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003
Chiba, Japan
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2015-
ClubAeon
College teamKokushikan University
Head coach(es)Yukari Murata, Rika Yamamoto
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Buenos Aires Mixed team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tashkent Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Astana Hoop

Personal life

She took up rhythmic gymnastics because she liked that the sport allowed her to express herself through her body movements, she also enjoyed the different characteristics of each of the four pieces of apparatus.[2] Outside of the gym she enjoys hot springs and saunas.[3] Her dream is to compete at the 2024 Olympic Games like her idol Melitina Staniouta did. She's studying at the Kokushikan University in Tokyo.[4]

Career

Junior

Yamada debuted at the 2016 Asian Championships in Tashkent where she won a bronze medal in teams along Sumire Kita, Chisaki Oiwa and Karin Koike.[5]

In 2017 she was again selected for the Asian Championships, she ended 3rd in the All-Around and won bronze in the hoop final behind Adilya Tlekenova and Takhmina Ikromova.[6][7]

She was included in the team that represented Japan at these championships in 2018 where, by qualifying in 2nd place in the All-Around, she made it into the top 7 that qualified for the 2018 Youth Olympics.[8][9] In October she took part in the competition in Buenos Aires, finishing 6th in qualification and 8th in the final.[10][11]

Senior

Even if Aino became a senior in 2019 she made her breakthrough in 2022, when she debuted at the World Cup in Sofia finishing 25th in the All-Around, 20th with hoop, 26th with ball, 24th with clubs and 31st with ribbon.[12] Then she competed in Baku ending 32nd in the All-Around, 36th with hoop, 29th with ball, 34th with clubs and 24th with ribbon.[13] In August she took part in the last World Cup of the season in Cluj-Napoca, taking 20th place in the All-Around. 26th with hoop, 30th with ball, 12th with clubs and 14th with ribbon.[14] In September Yamada was selected for her maiden World Championships in Sofia along Sumire Kita and the senior group, she ended 33rd in the All-Around, 31st with hoop, 38th with ball, 46th with clubs, 26th with ribbon.[15][16][17]

References
  1. "Yamada Aino" (in Japanese). tv asahi. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. "YAMADA Aino - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. "山田 愛乃｜世界新体操2022｜テレビ朝日". www.tv-asahi.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. snufkinheart (2021-11-29). "山田愛乃（新体操）の出身高校や大学は？プロフィールと可愛い画像！". Snufkin Ｈeart 放浪記 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  5. "Finals events of the Junior Asian Championships in Kazakhstan 2016 – Asian Gymnastics Union". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  6. "The qualification rounds of the 15th Junior RG Asian Championships in KAZ – Asian Gymnastics Union". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  7. "Finals of the 15th Junior Rhythmic Asian Championships in KAZ – Asian Gymnastics Union". Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  8. "Rayna also deserves to go to Argentina". bharian.com.
  9. FDWS. "山田愛乃（イオン）、イオンカップジュニア2位を弾みに、ユース五輪へ！". Topics - Rhythmic Gymnastics Lovers (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  10. "Youth Olympics Qualification" (PDF). buenosaires2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  11. "2018 Youth Olympic Games Final" (PDF). buenosaires2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  12. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Sofia 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  13. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Baku 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  14. "Gymnastics - World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics - Cluj-Napoca 2022 - Results". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  15. "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2022 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  16. "2022 World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
  17. INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2022-09-15). "１９歳山田愛乃「今やれる精いっぱい。出し切れた」 世界選手権ではつらつ演技／新体操". サンスポ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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