Nao Ojima
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| 小島 奈緒 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Ojima at the 2025 Junior World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 2008 Aomori Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Japan (2023–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tokushukai Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nao Ojima (小島 奈緒, Ojima Nao; born 21 February 2008) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2025 Junior World parallel bars champion and all-around silver medalist.
Early life
Ojima was born in Aomori Prefecture in 2008. He began gymnastics when he was six years old.[1]
Gymnastics career
Junior: 2023–2025
Ojima began attending the prestigious gymnastics school, Seifu High School, in 2023.[2] He competed domestically that year, finishing twenty-eighth at the All-Japan Junior Championships.[3] He made his international debut at the 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where Japan finished twelfth in the junior division and Ojima finished thirty-first in the all-around.[4] At the 2024 All-Japan Junior Championships, Ojima finished sixth.[5]
Ojima had a breakout year in 2025. In June he competed at the 2025 Junior Asian Championships where he helped Japan win team gold. Individually he won gold in the all-around and on floor exercise and horizontal bar.[6][7] In August he placed first in the all-around at the All-Japan Junior Championships.[8] In November, Ojima competed at the 2025 Junior World Championships alongside Taiki Kakutani and Eijun Yasui; together they won silver behind China. Individually Ojima won silver in the all-around behind neutral athlete Arsenii Dukhno, bronze on pommel horse, and tied for gold on parallel bars alongside Colombian Camilo Vera.[9]
Senior: 2026–present
Ojima became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2026. He made his senior international debut at the 2026 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped Japan finish second behind the United States. Individually he won gold in the all-around ahead of Yul Moldauer, won silver on horizontal bar, and bronze on floor exercise.[10] At the All-Japan Championships, Ojima finished twelfth in the all-around but earned the second highest score on floor exercise.[11] At the 2026 NHK Trophy, he finished ninth.[12]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2023 | All-Japan Junior Championships | 28 | |||||||
| All-Japan Team Championships | 14 | ||||||||
| 2024 | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 12 | |||||||
| All-Japan Junior Championships | 6 | ||||||||
| Japanese National Sports Festival | 7 | ||||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||
| Junior Asian Championships |  | | | 6 | 6 | 7 | | ||
| All-Japan Junior Championships | | ||||||||
| Japanese National Sports Festival | | ||||||||
| All-Japan Team Championships | 9 | ||||||||
| Junior World Championships |  | |  | 6 | | ||||
| 2026 | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | | | | 4 | 5 | | ||
| All-Japan Championships | 12 | ||||||||
| NHK Trophy | 9 |
References
- ↑ "Tokushukai Gymnastics Club Ojima Nao". Tokushukai Gymnastics Club (in Japanese).
- ↑ "名門清風高へ進学 聖愛中体操部の小島選手" [Kojima, a member of the Seiai Junior High School gymnastics club, will be attending the prestigious Seifu High School.]. The Mutsu Shimpō (in Japanese). 22 March 2023.
- ↑ "2023 All Japan Junior Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge Men's Results". The Gymternet. 19 March 2024.
- ↑ "2024 All Japan Junior Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "2025 Asian Championships Junior Men's Results". The Gymternet. 10 June 2025.
- ↑ "18th Junior Men's Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships" (PDF). Asian Gymnastics Union.
- ↑ "2025 All Japan Junior Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. 17 August 2025.
- ↑ "体操・世界ジュニア平行棒金の小島埜和が来季から徳洲会へ「五輪の金を目指す」" [Gymnast Nozomi Kojima, gold medalist in the parallel bars at the World Junior Championships, will join Tokushukai next season: "I'm aiming for Olympic gold."]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "American Gymnast Stripped Off Major Title at International Competition". Yahoo. 22 March 2026.
- ↑ "2026 All Japan Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "NHK杯体操2026結果速報・日程テレビ放送・出場選手" [NHK Cup Gymnastics 2026 Results, Schedule, TV Broadcast, and Participating Athletes]. Zutto Sports (in Japanese). 17 May 2026.
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