Naoya Tabara

Naoya Tabara (田原 直哉, Tabara Naoya, born 24 December 1980) is a Japanese male artistic gymnast and freestyle skier.[1][2][3] He has formerly competed as a gymnast and has participated at the gymnastic competitions until 2005 before switching on to take the sport of freestyle skiing in 2006. Naoya Tabara sustained a shoulder injury in 2005 when he was professional artistic gymnast which caused him to choose aerials freestyle skiing. He participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics and competed in the freestyle skiing men's aerials event.[4][5]

Naoya Tabara
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1980-12-24) December 24, 1980
Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportArtistic gymnastics, freestyle skiing
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third placeDaegu 2003team all-around
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second placeMacau 2005team all-around

Naoya most notably took part in the 2005 Gymnastics World Cup finishing sixth in the floor excise event. Naoya Tabara has competed in FIS World Championships and has represented Japan during the 2011 Asian Winter Games before being selected to represent Japan at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6] He is also the first Japanese male freestyle skier to secure a podium finish in aerials at a Skiing World Cup.[7]

References
  1. "Freestyle Skiing - Moguls & Aerials - Athlete: Naoya TABARA". FIS-SKI. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. "TABARA Naoya - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. "Naoya TABARA - Player Profile - Freestyle Skiing". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. "Freestyle Skiing | Athlete Profile: Naoya TABARA - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. "TABARA Naoya | Athletes | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018". Pyeong Chang 2018 | CBC Olympics. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. "TABARA Naoya". Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  7. "Naoya Tabara - The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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