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In this Japanese name, the surname is Miyata.

Miyata Shoko
宮田 笙子
Miyata at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)Shoko, Shokomi
Country represented Japan
Born (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20)
Kyoto, Japan[1]
Height151 cm (4 ft 11 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2018–present (JPN)
ClubSabae High School
Head coach(es)Mitsuru Tanobe
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Liverpool Balance beam
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Doha Vault
Silver medal – second place 2022 Doha Floor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Doha Team
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Vault
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Floor exercise
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 0 1

Miyata Shoko (宮田 笙子, born 24 September 2004) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 World bronze medalist on the balance beam as well as the 2022 Asian Championships silver medalist on vault and floor exercise. She represented Japan at the inaugural Junior World Championships.

Career

Junior

2018–19

Miyata made her international debut at the 2018 International Gymnix competition in Montreal where she placed tenth in the all-around. Later that year she competed at the 2018 Junior Asian Championships where she helped Japan finish second behind China. Individually Miyata won bronze on vault behind Qi Qi of China and compatriot Ayumi Niiyama.[2]

In 2019 Miyata was selected to represent Japan at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Hazuki Watanabe and Chiaki Hatakeda. Together they finished eleventh as a team. Individually Miyata finished 18th in the all-around and was the highest placing Japanese female gymnast; she was also the first reserve for the vault final.[3]

Vault
Balance beam
Floor exercise
Floor exercise
Miyata at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Senior

2020

Miyata turned senior in 2020 and made her senior international debut at the Melbourne World Cup. She finished third on vault behind Jade Carey and Coline Devillard.[4] However, most other competitions were canceled or postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

2022

Miyata competed at the 2022 Asian Championships where she helped Japan finish third as a team. Individually she placed fourth in the all-around but won silver on vault and floor exercise behind Yeo Seo-jeong and Wu Ran respectively. In late October Miyata made her senior World Championships debut at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool.[5] She contributed scores of 14.400 on vault, 13.233 on balance beam, and 13.700 on the floor exercise towards Japan's seventh place finish in the team final.[6] She then finished eighth in the all-around final.[7] In the balance beam final, she scored 13.533 and won the bronze medal behind teammate Hazuki Watanabe and Canadian Ellie Black.[8]

2023

Miyata competed at the World University Games where she helped Japan finish second as a team. Individually she won gold on vault, bronze on floor exercise, and placed fourth on balance beam.[9]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2018 International Gymnix 10 5 7
Asian Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
All-Japan Event Championships 5
2019 All-Japan Championships 29
Junior World Championships 11 18 R1
All-Japan Junior Championships 23
Senior
2020 Melbourne World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
All-Japan Senior Championships 10
All-Japan Championships 56
2021 All-Japan Championships 36
All-Japan Event Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
All-Japan Senior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
All-Japan Team Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 All-Japan Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
NHK Trophy 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 7 8 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8
2023 All-Japan Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World University Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) DNF 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 8 6

References

  1. ^ "Miyata Shoko". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ "2018 Asian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Tokyo 2020 battle comes to a boil at Melbourne World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ Martin, Paul (30 October 2022). "'Now we can go for a medal': Miyata raises Japan's expectations". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. ^ "51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Women's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 1 November 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Brazil's Rebeca Andrade crowned world all-around champion". International Gymnast Magazine. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  8. ^ Morrison, Chloe (6 November 2022). "Ellie Black wins silver at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  9. ^ "With a haul of nine golds, Chinese gymnasts dominate World University Games". International Gymnast Media. 6 August 2023.
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