Yuna Tanaka
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| 田中 結菜 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2009 (age 16–17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Takarazuka Sunny RG[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaches | Rika Yamamoto, Yukari Murata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuna Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 結菜, born 2009) is a Japanese rhythmic gymnast.[1] She represents Japan internationally as a member of the national group.
Career
[edit]Junior
[edit]In 2023, Tanaka was part of the Japanese junior team along with Natsumi Hanamura, Julia Nishi, Rio Matsuda and Anon Mashima. From 31 May to 3 June the group took part in 2023 Asian Junior Championships in Manila, Philippines. They won bronze medals in group all-around, team competition, 5 ropes and 5 balls.[2][3][4] Later that year, they competed at the 2023 Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and took 12th place in team all-around.[5]
The group competed at the 2024 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. They won bronze medals in all-around, 5 hoops and 10 clubs.[6]
Senior
[edit]In 2026, Tanaka joined national senior group. She and her group took 6th place in all-around and 5th in 3 hoops + 4 clubs final at the Sofia World Cup. They took another 6th place in all-around at the Tashkent World Cup and 4th place in 5 balls final. They were 9th in all-around at Baku World Cup. In June, they took 6th place in all-around at Beijing World Challenge Cup. In July, they ended on 5th place in all-around and 8th place in 3 hoops + 4 clubs final at Milan World Cup.
In August, she was selected to represent Japan alongside Rin Manabe, Megumi Nishimoto, Hisano Taguchi, Kaseno Tanabe and Natsumi Hanamura at the 2026 World Championships in Frankfurt, Germany.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "TANAKA Yuna - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "June 2 Junior Results". Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, Asian Gymnastics Union. 2 June 2023.
- ↑ "Final. 5 Ropes. Results". Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, Asian Gymnastics Union. 2 June 2023.
- ↑ "Final. 5 Balls. Results". Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, Asian Gymnastics Union. 3 June 2023.
- ↑ "2023 Junior Worlds Results Book (Media)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "Спорт вокруг". sportvokrug.ru. Retrieved 3 May 2024.