Chisaki Oiwa
Nickname(s)Chi, Chimi
Country represented Japan
Born (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001
Noda, Chiba, Japan
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team2016 - present
ClubAeon Sports Club
Head coach(es)Rika Yamamoto, Larisa Sidorova

Chisaki Oiwa (大岩 千未来 Ōiwa Chisaki born 20 November 2001)[2] is a Japanese rhythmic gymnast. She represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished nineteenth in the qualification round for the individual all-around. She is a three-time World Championships all-around finalist (2018, 2019, 2021).

Early and personal life

Oiwa was born in Noda, Chiba on 20 November 2001. She began rhythmic gymnastics at age five and quit playing piano at age six to focus solely on rhythmic gymnastics.[3] She is a student at Kokushikan University.[4]

Career

Oiwa made her senior international debut at the 2017 Minsk World Challenge Cup and finished fourteenth in the all-around.[5] She then competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta where the Japanese team placed fourth behind Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and South Korea. In the all-around final, she placed sixth with a total score of 60.200.[6] Then at the World Championships in Sofia, she finished eighth in the team competition alongside Sumire Kita and Kaho Minagawa.[7] She also finished twenty-third in the all-around final with a total score of 63.450.[8]

Oiwa competed at five events during the 2019 World Cup series. First, in Pesaro, she finished seventeenth in the all-around.[9] Then in Baku, she placed twelfth in the all-around.[10] She qualified for the clubs final at the Guadalajara World Challenge Cup and finished sixth.[11] She then finished twelfth in the all-around at the Minsk World Challenge Cup. Then at the Kazan World Cup, she finished eighth in the clubs final.[12] At the 2019 World Championships in Baku, she finished nineteenth in the all-around final and eighth in the team competition with Sumire Kita and Kaho Minagawa.[13][14]

Oiwa competed in the 2021 World Cup series to qualify for an Olympic berth. First, in Sofia, she finished eighth in the all-around and seventh in the ribbon event final.[15] Then in Tashkent, she placed seventeenth in the all-around.[16] She then finished nineteenth in the all-around at the Baku World Cup.[17] Finally in Pesaro, she finished tenth in the all-around, eighth in ball, and fifth in clubs.[18] These results earned Oiwa an Olympic berth. She was the third-highest ranked eligible gymnast, after Slovenia's Ekaterina Vedeneeva and Uzbekistan's Sabina Tashkenbaeva.[19] At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Oiwa finished nineteenth in the qualification round for the individual all-around with a total score of 87.550.[20] After the Olympics, she competed at the World Championships in Kitakyushu and finished thirteenth in the all-around final with a total score of 93.400.[21] She also finished fifth in the team competition with the Japanese team.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Chisaki Oiwa". Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Entry List by NOC" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 14 September 2018. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "大岩千未来、２００度以上曲がる"爪先美人"がめざす東京五輪の表彰台" [Chimi Oiwa, aiming for the podium of the Tokyo Olympics with a "beautiful toe" that bends more than 200 degrees]. Hochi (in Japanese). 29 May 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "大岩選手が日本の五輪出場2枠目を獲得　新体操Ｗ杯ペサロ大会" [Oiwa wins Japan's second Olympics Spot at Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Pesaro]. Kokushikan Sports (in Japanese). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Results for FIG World Challenge Cup 2017- BSB Bank, MINSK 2017 (BLR)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Official Results Book Rhythmic Gymnastics" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. Jakarta-Palembang 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Team Final Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "36th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Sofia (BUL), 10-16 September 2018 Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "FIG RG World Cup Pesaro 2019 All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup AGF Trophy" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "World Cup RG 2019" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "FIG World Challenge Cup Kazan, Russia" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "37th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Baku (AZE), 16-22 September 2019 Team Ranking" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia (BUL) Protocol" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 10, 36. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup RGI Qualifications - All-around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup All-Around Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup 2021 Pesaro Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 46, 70, 77. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  19. ↑ "Averina sisters dominate as World Cup Series concludes in Pesaro". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Rhythmic Gymnastics — Individual All-Around — Qualification — Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  21. ↑ "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 October 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  22. ↑ "38th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 27-31 October 2021 Team All-Around Competition". Longines Timing. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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