Rin Keys
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| Country represented |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 September 2008 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Porter Ranch, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burlo Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rin Keys (born 23 September 2008) is an American rhythmic gymnast of Japanese descent.[1] She won bronze in clubs at the 2023 Junior World Championships, becoming the first American to win a World Championships medal.[2]
Career[edit]
In 2021, Keys joined the junior national team. She competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, where she won team gold and bronze in the all-around, with ball and with clubs.[3]
The following year she won team gold, gold in the all-around, with ball and with ribbon as well as silver with hoop at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[4][5][6]
In 2023 at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, she won team gold, gold in the all-around, with hoop and with ball, silver with clubs and bronze with ribbon.[7][8][9] In July she was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca along with Megan Chu, Erika Rusak and the junior group. She won an historic bronze medal in the clubs final, becoming the first rhythmic gymnast from the United States to win a World Championships medal at either the junior or senior level.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "KEYS Rin – FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ O'Connor, Shannon (2023-07-11). "Rin Keys Becomes First American Athlete To Medal At A Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championship". HerSport.ie. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ "2021 Junior Rhythmic Pan Americans Resukt Book" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior Teams" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2022 Pan American Championships Junior Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Junior Team" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Junior All-Around" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "Junior Event Finals" (PDF). static.usagym.org.
- ^ "2023 Junior World Championships Result Book" (PDF). gym.longinestiming.
- ^ Steinke, Matt (2023-07-09). "Keys earns first-ever U.S. medal at Rhythmic Junior World Championships • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2023-07-19.