Haruka Nakamura
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| Country represented |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 2008 Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Junior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Namba Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Nakamura (D): Piked Deltchev (Uneven bars) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Haruka Nakamura (born 18 May 2008)[1] is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2023 Junior World all-around and team champion. She is also the 2023 Junior Asian team, all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise champion.
Career[edit]
Nakamura competed at the 2022 All-Japan Championships where she finished fiftieth all-around in the qualification round.[2] Then at the 2022 All-Japan Event Championships, she placed seventh on the uneven bars and fifth on the balance beam.[3] She helped her club, Namba Gymnastics, placing eighth at the 2022 All-Japan Team Championships.[4]
Nakamura made her international debut at the 2023 WOGA Classic in Frisco, Texas. She won the silver medal in the all-around by only 0.150 behind American gymnast Zoey Molomo.[5] She was selected to compete at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey. The Japanese team of Nakamura, Mika Mizuno, and Sara Yamaguchi won the gold medal by over two points ahead of the United States.[6] The team competition also served as the qualification round, and she qualified in third place for the all-around final and also qualified for the uneven bars and floor exercise finals.[7] In the all-around final, Nakamura hit all four of her routines to capture the gold medal ahead of her teammate Yamaguchi with a total score of 51.765.[8] She then fell in the uneven bars final but still managed to finish in fourth place. She then won a bronze medal in the floor exercise final behind Giulia Perotti and Hezly Rivera.[9]
Nakamura competed at the senior level at the 2023 All-Japan Championships and finished eighth in the all-around.[10] Then at the 2023 Junior Asian Championships in Singapore. She led the Japanese team to the gold medal, and she won the all-around title by over a full point.[11] In the event finals, she won gold medals on both the uneven bars and the floor exercise.[12]
Eponymous skills[edit]
Nakamura performs a piked Deltchev on the uneven bars and has the skill named after her in the Code of Points.[13]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] | Added to Code of Points |
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| Uneven bars | Nakamura | Swing forward with half turn (180 degrees) and salto forward piked (piked Deltchev) | D (0.4) | 2023 Junior World Championships |
- ^ Valid for the 2022–2024 Code of Points
References[edit]
- ^ "2nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships Antalya (TUR), 29 March - 2 April 2023 Women Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 April 2022). "2022 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (20 June 2022). "2022 All-Japan Event Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 December 2022). "2022 All-Japan Team Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 February 2023). "2023 WOGA Classic Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (2 April 2023). "Japan top medals table with team successes at Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "The Japanese women are World Junior team champions!". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Young sensations Qin, Nakamura capture World All-Around titles in Antalya". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Japan, Italy take two as Junior Worlds wind down in Antalya". International Gymnastics Federation. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (24 April 2023). "2023 All-Japan Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Nakamura Haruka Shines at Asian Junior Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Continuing Japan's Dominance". Asian Gymnastics Union. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships 2023 - Women's Artistic Gymnastics". ScoreExpress. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "New named elements for Nakamura, Dolidze follow Junior Worlds success". International Gymnastics Federation. April 14, 2023.
