Himeka Onoda

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Himeka Onoda
Born (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 27)
South Brisbane, Queensland [1]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [2]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
ClubPremier Gymnastics Academy
Head coach(es)Gina Peluso

Himeka Onoda (born 5 March 1998) [2] is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Career

Onoda began competing with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group in 2018. At the 2018 World Championships, the group finished twenty-ninth in the all-around. [3] This was the first time an Australian group had competed at the World Championships in ten years. [4] She represented Australia at the 2019 Summer Universiade. [5] She finished seventh in the group all-around, [6] seventh in the 5 balls final, [7] and fifth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final. [8]

Onoda won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Emily Abbot, Alannah Mathews, Alexandra Aristoteli, and Felicity White. [9] They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics. [10] They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around. [11]

Personal life

Onoda is of Japanese descent. Her mother died in 2020. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Onoda Himeka". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Onoda Himeka". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "36th FIG RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Himeka Onoda". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics SENIORS Entry List by Country" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualification Group SENIORS All-Around Results" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Group SENIORS" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "30th Summer Universiade 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Group SENIORS" (PDF). 30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Biggest Australian Olympic Gymnastics team since Tokyo 1964 selected for Tokyo 2020". Gymnastics Australia. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Smith, Erin (15 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2021: Dedicated Aussies find rhythm to become trailblazers in their chosen field". Perth Now. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Group All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Gymnast Onoda to honour late Mum in Tokyo". Yahoo Sports. Australian Associated Press. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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