Rina Imaoka


Rina Imaoka is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast. She represents Japan internationally as a member of the national group.
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Biography

Imaoka took up the sport at age six after seeing a friend play with a ribbon. Her idol is Evgenia Kanaeva.
In 2021 she was selected for the World Championships in Kitakyushu along with Rinako Inaki, Rie Matsubara, Sayuri Sugimoto, Ayuka Suzuki. There, the group won bronze in both event finals.
In June 2022 she competed at the World Cup in Pesaro, where the gorup was 5th in the all-around, 9th with 5 hoops and 7th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls. At the Asian Championships in Pattaya, she won two silver medals, in the all-around and with 3 ribbon & 2 balls, and two bronze medals, in teams and with 5 hoops.
A foot injury meant she was unable to participate in the hoop event at the 2023 Asian Championships in Manila. In August she was selected, along with teammates Rinako Inaki, Chihana Nakamura, Megumi Nishimoto, Ayuka Suzuki and Hisano Taguchi, for the World Championships in Valencia. They were 13th in the all-around and with 5 hoops and 6th with 3 ribbons & 2 balls.