Kyoko Oshima

Kyoko Oshima
Born (1986-08-05) 5 August 1986
Tokyo, Japan
Height149 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Japan Japan
(2002-2012)
ClubAsahi Seimei Gymnastics Club
Retired2012
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2006 DohaFloor exercise
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 DohaTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 GuangzhouTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003 GuangzhouBalance beam
Bronze medal – third place2006 SuratTeam
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2011 ShenzhenTeam
Pacific Rim Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 VancouverTeam
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2005 MacauTeam
Bronze medal – third place2005 MacauAll-around

Kyoko Oshima (大島 杏子, Oshima Kyoko; born 5 August 1986)[1] is a Japanese former artistic gymnast. She is a double Olympian, competing at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games and has competed at eight World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, the most by any Japanese female gymnast.[2] She is a four-time Asian Games medalist and a four-time Asian Championships medalist.

Gymnastics career

Oshima represented Japan at the 2002 Asian Games and won a bronze medal in the team competition.[3] She competed on the vault and the floor exercise at the 2002 World Championships but did not advance into either event final.[4] At the 2003 Asian Championships, she won a silver medal in the team event and also won a bronze medal on the balance beam, behind Zhang Nan and Fan Ye.[5] She then competed at the 2003 World Championships, where Japan placed 14th in the team qualifications.[6]

Oshima was selected to represent Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She finished 51st in the all-around qualifications and did not advance into any finals.[7] At the 2005 East Asian Games, she won the all-around bronze medal and a team silver medal.[8] She advanced into the all-around final at the 2005 World Championships and placed 19th.[9] She helped Japan win the team bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Championships.[10] She also helped Japan win the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games, which was later upgraded to a silver medal after North Korea was disqualified for age falsification.[11][12] Oshima finished 34th in the all-around qualifications at the 2006 World Championships, making her the fourth reserve for the final.[13] She competed with the Japanese team that placed 12th at the 2007 World Championships.[14]

Oshima won the all-around title at the 2008 NHK Cup, her first time winning the competition since 2002. As a result, she was selected to represent Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics alongside Mayu Kuroda, Yu Minobe, Yuko Shintake, Kōko Tsurumi, and Miki Uemura.[15] She helped Japan advance into the team finals in eighth place, and she also advanced into the individual all-around final.[16] Oshima competed on three events during the team final to help Japan finish fifth.[17] She then finished 20th in the all-around final.[18] After the Olympic Games, she helped the Japanese team win the gold medal at the 2008 Asian Championships.[19]

Oshima competed on the uneven bars and the floor exercise at the 2009 World Championships but did not advance into either apparatus final.[20] She represented Japan at the 2010 Asian Games, helping the team win the silver medal behind China.[21] At the 2010 World Championships, she finished fifth with Japan in the team final.[22]

Oshima won a silver medal with the Japanese team at the 2011 Summer Universiade.[23] She then competed at the 2011 World Championships, where Japan finished seventh in the team final.[24] She was not selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "Kyoko Oshima Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "GYMNASTICS/ Oshima competes in record 8th World Championships - AJW by the Asahi Shimbun". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  3. ↑ "The 14th Asian Games Artistic Gymnastics Results" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Hopkins, Lauren. "2002 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "第２回アジア体操競技選手権大会". Japan Gymnastics Association. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "37th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Anaheim (USA) August 16-24, 2003". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics Individual All-Around, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "4th East Asian Games Artistic Gymnastics Women Macau Oct 29 - Nov 06, 2005". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "38th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "2006 Asian Championships Results". Japan Gymnastic Association. Archived from the original on 2007-02-11. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Disciplinary decisions- the FIG takes action". International Gymnastics Federation. 17 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  12. ↑ Butler, Nick (18 September 2014). "North Korean gymnast stripped of Asian Games medals for lying about age". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "39th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Aarhus (DEN) October 13th - 21st 2006 Results Women's Qualifications" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "40th World Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Stuttgart (GER) 2007 Sep 01-09 Qualification Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Japan Returns Two for 2008". International Gymnast. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "日本 団体総合8位で決勝進出" [Japan advanced to the finals, finishing 8th in the team all-around competition]. AFPBB News (in Japanese). 10 August 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Beijing 2008. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Individual All-Around Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Beijing 2008. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "4th Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships Miesto Datum Finals Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships October 13 - 18, 2009 London (GBR) Results Women's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "第16回　アジア競技大会 女子団体" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  22. ↑ "42nd ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Rotterdam (NED) 16–24 October 2010 RESULTS WOMEN'S TEAM FINAL" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  23. ↑ "26th Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen (CHN) 2011 Aug 12-23 Artistic Gymnastics Results Team Women". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (JPN) Results Women's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  25. ↑ "Japan Names Women's Olympic Team". FloGymnastics. FloSports. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
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