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{{short description|Japanese artistic gymnast}}
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{{nihongo|'''Kaya Kazuma'''|萱 和磨|4=born 19 November 1996}} is a Japanese [[artistic gymnast]]. He competed at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], winning silver with the Japanese team and bronze in the pommel horse. He again competed at the [[Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 games]] as part of the [[Japan men's national gymnastics team|Japanese team]] which won gold in the [[Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|all-around competition]]. He is also a two-time World champion with the Japanese team ([[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2015]], [[2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2023]]) and a two-time World medalist on the pommel horse ([[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2021]] silver, 2015 bronze). He is the [[2019 Summer Universiade|2019 Universiade]] team and all-around champion.
{{nihongo|'''Kazuma Kaya'''|萱 和磨|Kaya Kazuma|born November 19, 1996 in Funabashi}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jpn-gym.or.jp/artistic/player/natio06m/data/06mdai_yoshimura.html |script-title=ja:第15回アジア競技大会日本代表選手 |publisher=[[Japan Gymnastic Association]] |language=ja |accessdate=September 16, 2010}}</ref> is a Japanese artistic gymnast.


== Early life ==
Kaya was part of the Japanese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]. He also won a gold medal in the [[2015 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2015 Asian Championships]] in Hiroshima. At the [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] he won [https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=31640&type=licence bronze] with the team to help Japan qualify to the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].
Kaya began gymnastics in 2004 at the age of eight. He was inspired by watching the Japanese artistic gymnastics team win gold in the [[Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|team event]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens, Greece]].<ref name="sportsjourney">{{cite web |title=Kaya Kazuma: Winner of Two Medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games |url=https://www.sportsjourney.jp/highlights/2555/ |website=Japan Sports Journey |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=18 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="igm">{{cite web |last1=Crumlish |first1=John |title=Kaya Kazuma: 'I came this far because of love for gymnastics' |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/kaya-kazuma-i-came-this-far-because-of-love-for-gymnastics/ |website=[[International Gymnast Magazine]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=8 September 2021}}</ref>


While in middle school, Kaya moved to [[Narashino]] to train with one of the top gymnastics schools.<ref name="sk">{{cite web |title=萱和磨（千葉・習志野3年）体操個人総合の新星 全国高校選抜初優勝 |trans-title=Kazuma Kaya (3rd year, Narashino, Chiba) A rising star in the gymnastics individual all-around, first-time winner of the National High School Championships |url=https://www.koukouseishinbun.jp/articles/-/581 |website=Koukousei Shinbun |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=ja |date=10 June 2014}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
Kaya began gymnastics in 2004 at the age of eight. He was inspired by watching the Japanese artistic gymnastics team win gold in the team event at the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens, Greece]].<ref name=":0" />

Kaya won the Inzai Citizen Honorary Award in 2015 and the Narashino Mayor Award in 2014.<ref name=":0" />

Kaya received a doctoral degree in sports science from [[Juntendo University]] in Tokyo.<ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Career ==
Kaya won the all-around title at the 2014 National High School Championships, and he finished 27th at the 2014 All-Japan Championships.<ref name="sk"/>


=== 2015 ===
=== 2015 ===
Kaya joined the [[Juntendo University]] team and made his national team debut in 2015.<ref name="sportsbiz"/> At the [[2015 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|Asian Championships]] in [[Hiroshima]], Kaya won a gold medal with the Japanese team. He also placed third in the all-around, but due to the two-per-country rule, he did not receive the bronze medal as he placed behind [[Ryōhei Katō]] and [[Yusuke Tanaka (gymnast)|Yusuke Tanaka]]. He then won the gold medal in the pommel horse final and the bronze medal in the parallel bars final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japanese, Chinese win big at Asian Championships in Hiroshima |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1241903 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=3 August 2015}}</ref> He then competed at the [[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] and helped the Japanese team qualify for the final in first place and earn a [[Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification|team berth for the 2016 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan, Kohei Uchimura lead as first Men's teams qualify for Rio at Glasgow Worlds |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1359330 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=26 October 2015}}</ref> Then in the team final, he competed on the pommel horse and helped the team win the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Team Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_15worlds_teamfinal.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=28 October 2015}}</ref> Individually, Kaya qualified for the all-around final where he finished in 10th place.<ref>{{cite web |title=46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's All-Around Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_15worlds_aafinal.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=30 October 2015}}</ref> Then in the pommel horse final, he tied with Armenia's [[Harutyun Merdinyan]] for the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Apparatus Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_15worlds_eventfinals.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |page=2 |date=31 October 2015}}</ref>
Kaya competed at the 2015 World Championships in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]], where he placed third on pommel horse. His team placed first.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Artistic Gymnastics KAYA Kazuma|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1318235-kaya-kazuma.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015064955/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-n1318235-kaya-kazuma.htm}}</ref>

=== 2016–17 ===
Kaya won a silver medal on the still rings and a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the [[2016 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2016 Baku World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan, Brazil best at Baku World Challenge Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1445151 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=22 February 2016}}</ref> He was an alternate for Japan's 2016 Olympic team.<ref>{{cite web |title=萱、待望の五輪へ 体操ＮＨＫ杯 |trans-title=Kaya heads to long-awaited Olympics at NHK Cup Gymnastics |url=https://www.jiji.com/amp/article?k=2021051600358&g=spo |website=Jiji |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=ja |date=16 May 2021}}</ref>

Kaya won a silver medal in the all-around behind Ukraine's [[Oleg Verniaiev]] at the [[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2017 Stuttgart World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tabea Alt, Oleg Verniaiev star at Stuttgart's DTB-Pokal World Cup weekend |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1757179 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=23 March 2017}}</ref> Then at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, he won gold medals on the pommel horse and parallel bars.<ref>{{cite web |title=Diversity in Szombathely as newcomers, veterans take gold |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=1875391 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=11 September 2017}}</ref>


=== 2018 ===
=== 2018 ===
Kaya won the gold medal on the floor exercise at the [[2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Baku World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Petrounias and Chusovitina on fine form in Baku |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2009840 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=19 March 2018}}</ref> He was then selected to compete at the [[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] in [[Doha]] alongside [[Kenzō Shirai]], [[Yusuke Tanaka (gymnast)|Yusuke Tanaka]], [[Wataru Tanigawa]], and [[Kōhei Uchimura]].<ref>{{cite web |title=World and Olympic champions return for Doha Gymnastics World Championships |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2214818 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=2 October 2015}}</ref> In the qualification round, Kaya fell off the pommel horse and failed to qualify for the event final.<ref>{{cite web |title=It takes Olympic champion to tame the Doha Pommel Horse |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2272315 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=26 October 2018}}</ref> The Japanese team then finished third in the team final and earned a [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification|team berth for the 2020 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chinese men top Russia, Japan at Doha Worlds |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2287863 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=29 October 2018}}</ref> Kaya placed sixth in the all-around final and eighth in the floor exercise final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dalaloyan ends Russian drought with World All-around title in Doha |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2293693 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=31 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Men's Floor Exercise Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_18worlds_events.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |pages=1 |date=2 November 2018}}</ref>
Kaya competed at the 2018 World Championships in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], where he placed sixth on the all-around. His team placed third.<ref name=":0" />


=== 2019 ===
=== 2019 ===
Kaya won a bronze medal in the all-around at the [[2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Birmingham World Cup]] behind [[Nikita Nagornyy]] and [[Sun Wei (gymnast)|Sun Wei]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mustafina, Nagornyy secure Russian double in Birmingham |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2415428 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=23 March 2019}}</ref> He was then selected to represent [[Japan at the 2019 Summer Universiade]], winning the team gold medal alongside brothers [[Wataru Tanigawa|Wataru]] and [[Kakeru Tanigawa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Teams Qualification Men |url=https://universiade2019napoli.microplustiming.com/assets/pdf/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Qualification%20TeamRankingMag.pdf |website=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results |access-date=6 May 2021 |date=6 July 2019}}</ref> Then in the all-around final, Kaya won the gold medal by nearly three points ahead of Russia's [[Ivan Stretovich]].<ref>{{cite web |title=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final Seniors Men |url=https://universiade2019napoli.microplustiming.com/assets/pdf/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20All-Around%20Final%20AllAroundResultsMag.pdf |website=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results |access-date=6 May 2021 |date=6 July 2019}}</ref> In the event finals, he won silver on the floor exercise and bronze on the pommel horse.<ref>{{cite web |title=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Seniors Men |url=https://universiade2019napoli.microplustiming.com/assets/pdf/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Floor%20exercises%20ApparatusResultsMag.pdf |website=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results |access-date=6 May 2021 |date=7 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final Seniors Men |url=https://universiade2019napoli.microplustiming.com/assets/pdf/SENIORS%20-%20Individual%20-%20Apparatus%20Final%20Pommel%20horse%20ApparatusResultsMag.pdf |website=30th Summer Universiade 2019 Main Results |access-date=7 May 2021 |date=7 July 2019}}</ref> Kaya then competed at the [[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] alongside the Tanigawa brothers, [[Daiki Hashimoto]], and [[Yuya Kamoto]], and they won the bronze medal behind Russia and China.<ref>{{cite web |title=Russian men claim first world team title at Stuttgart Worlds |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2704430 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=9 October 2019}}</ref> He then placed sixth in the all-around final for the second consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikita Nagornyy new world All-around champion |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2708178 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=11 October 2019}}</ref> Then in the parallel bars final, he won the bronze medal behind [[Joe Fraser]] and [[Ahmet Önder]], which was Japan's only individual medal at these World Championships.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biles breaks all-time medal record as Stuttgart Worlds end |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2713782 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=13 October 2019}}</ref>
Kaya competed at the 2019 World Championships in [[Stuttgart]], [[Germany]], where he placed third on the all-around and parallel bars, and fifth on pommel horse. His team placed third.<ref name=":0" />

=== 2020 ===
Kaya was scheduled to compete at both the [[2020 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Stuttgart]] and Birmingham World Cups.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympic, World champions gear up for star-studded Stuttgart World Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2798781 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=30 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Birmingham World Cup roster bursts with World stars |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2802446 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=7 February 2020}}</ref> However, both of these events were postponed to 2021 and eventually canceled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New dates set for Doha Apparatus World Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=2827 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=3 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The All-Around World Cup Series is cancelled |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?idNews=3061 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=10 February 2021}}</ref> In November, Kaya competed at the [[2020 Friendship and Solidarity Competition|Friendship and Solidarity Competition]] in Tokyo, competing as part of Team Friendship who lost to Team Solidarity.<ref>{{cite web |title=It's Solidarity over Friendship at one-of-a-kind FIG competition in Tokyo |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2992148 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=9 November 2020}}</ref> Then in December, he won his first national all-around title at the All-Japan Championships.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Yamaguchi |first1=Shiro |title=体操新王者・萱和磨が「ミスをしない男」になるまで |trans-title=How the new gymnastics champion, Kazuma Kaya, became "the man who never makes mistakes" |url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASNDF6V6JNDFUTQP02B.html |website=Asahi |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=ja |date=14 December 2020}}</ref>


=== 2021 ===
=== 2021 ===
Kaya won the bronze medal in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships,<ref>{{cite web |title=Daiki Hashimoto wins maiden national title to lead race for Olympics |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/04/18/more-sports/gymnastics/daiki-hashimoto-nationals/ |website=[[The Japan Times]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=18 April 2021}}</ref> and he won the silver medal in the all-around at the NHK Trophy, qualifying for the Olympic team.<ref>{{cite web |title=体操・ＮＨＫ杯で優勝の橋本大輝、初の五輪団体代表内定…２位の萱和磨も |trans-title=Gymnastics - Daiki Hashimoto, winner of the NHK Cup, has been selected for his first Olympic team representative... Kazuma Kaya, who came in second, has also been selected |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/olympic/2020/20210516-OYT1T50117/ |website=Yomiuri |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=ja |date=16 May 2021}}</ref>
At the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], Kaya competed for [[Japan]], a team that included Kaya, [[Daiki Hashimoto]], [[Takeru Kitazono]] and [[Wataru Tanigawa]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artistic Gymnastics - Team Japan|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-ngarmteam-jpn01-japan.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803013252/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/athlete-profile-ngarmteam-jpn01-japan.htm}}</ref> The team won Olympic silver with a combined score of 262.397, 0.103 points between the winning team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/results-men-s-team-fnl-000001-.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-27|website=Tokyo 2020|language=en-us|archive-date=2021-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725183829/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/artistic-gymnastics/results-men-s-team-fnl-000001-.htm}}</ref> He also won a bronze on the individual pommel horse event.


At the postponed [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], Kaya was the team captain for [[Japan]],<ref name="sportsjourney" /> competing alongside [[Daiki Hashimoto]], [[Takeru Kitazono]] and [[Wataru Tanigawa]]. They won the silver medal in the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's artistic team all-around|team final]], finishing only 0.103 behind the gold medal-winning [[Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Russian Olympic Committee]].<ref name="igm"/> Individually, Kaya qualified for the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse|pommel horse final]] and won the bronze medal behind [[Max Whitlock]] and [[Lee Chih-kai]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Pommel Horse Final Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73I_GARM1APPH-------------FNL---------.pdf |website=[[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801103142/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/GAR/OG2020-_GAR_C73I_GARM1APPH-------------FNL---------.pdf |archive-date=1 August 2021 |date=1 August 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
At the [[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2021 World Championships]] also held at home in the replacement city of [[Kitakyushu]], Kaya won the silver on individual pommel horse, and placed sixth on both individual floor exercise and parallel bars events.

At the [[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2021 World Championships]] held in [[Kitakyushu]], Kaya won the silver on the pommel horse,<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan's Kazuma Kaya, Kazuki Minami seize silver at gymnastic worlds |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/10/b144c142bcf2-japans-kaya-minami-seize-silver-at-gymnastic-worlds.html |website=Kyodo News |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=23 October 2021}}</ref> and he placed sixth on both the floor exercise and parallel bars.<ref>{{cite web |title=50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Kitakyushu (JPN), 18 October - 24 October 2021 Men's Event Finals |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2021/m_21worlds_events.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |pages=1, 5 |date=24 October 2021}}</ref> After the World Championships, he competed at the All-Japan Team Championships, helping Central Sports win the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=第75回全日本体操団体選手権 |trans-title=The 75th All Japan Gymnastics Team Championships |url=https://www.jpn-gym.or.jp/artistic/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/21a_nat_m.pdf |website=Japan Gymnastics Association |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=ja |date=12 December 2021}}</ref>

=== 2022–23 ===
Kaya was the alternate for the [[2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2022 World Championships]] team, and he received a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Liverpool (GBR), 29 October - 6 November 2022 Men's Team Medalists |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/worlds_artistic_results_2022.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |pages=163 |date=2 November 2022}}</ref> He then competed in the mixed-team event at the [[2022 Swiss Cup Zürich]] with [[Chiaki Hatakeda]], and they finished fifth.<ref>{{cite web |title=Swiss Cup Hallenstadion Zürich |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2022/mw_22swisscup.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=Swiss Cup Zürich |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=27 November 2022}}</ref>

At the [[2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2023 Cottbus World Cup]], Kaya won a silver medal on the floor exercise and a bronze medal on the horizontal bar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gymnasts from seven nations snag titles at Cottbus World Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3773272 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=27 February 2023}}</ref> He then competed at the [[2021 Summer World University Games|World University Games]] and won a silver medal with the Japanese team. Individually, he won a gold medal on the floor exercise and bronze medals in the all-around and on the parallel bars.<ref name="juntendo">{{cite web |title=萱和磨選手と宮田笙子選手が金メダル獲得 ユニバーシティゲームズ |trans-title=Kazuma Kaya and Shoko Miyata win gold medals at the University Games |url=https://www.juntendo.ac.jp/news/15179.html |website=[[Juntendo University]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=ja |date=8 August 2023}}</ref> He was selected to compete at the [[2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] alongside [[Kenta Chiba]], [[Daiki Hashimoto]], [[Kazuki Minami]], and [[Kaito Sugimoto]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Men's Artistic Gymnastics teams that already have their Olympic tickets in hand |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3785261 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=14 September 2023}}</ref> The Japanese team won the World title for the first time since 2015, with Kaya being the only member of the 2015 team still competing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japan sits atop the world once more in Men's Artistic Gymnastics |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3991785 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=4 October 2023}}</ref> Kaya initially qualified for the all-around final behind teammate Chiba and ahead of Hashimoto, who would not be able to compete in the final due to the two-per-country rule.<ref>{{cite web |title=Japanese men lead after two subdivisions, Hashimoto out of all-around final |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/worlds-japanese-men-lead-after-two-subdivisions-hashimoto-out-of-all-around-final/ |website=[[International Gymnast Magazine]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=30 September 2023}}</ref> However, the Japanese coaching team pulled Kaya out of the final in favor of Hashimoto.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burke |first1=Patrick |title=Hashimoto chosen for all-around Artistic Gymnastics World Championships final despite ranking third among Japan's athletes |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141292/fig-artistic-worlds-2023-day-1 |website=[[Inside the Games]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=30 September 2023}}</ref> Kaya did compete in the parallel bars final, where he finished fourth.<ref>{{cite web |title=52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Antwerp (BEL), 30 September - 8 October 2023 Men's Parallel Bars Final |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/2023/m_23worlds_events.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |pages=5 |date=8 October 2023}}</ref> After the World Championships, he once again competed at the [[2023 Swiss Cup Zürich|Swiss Cup Zürich]] with [[Chiaki Hatakeda]], and they won the silver medal behind the American team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carey, Moldauer win gold at 2023 Swiss Cup |url=https://usagym.org/carey-moldauer-win-gold-at-2023-swiss-cup/ |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=5 November 2023}}</ref>

=== 2024 ===
Kaya finished second in the all-around at the NHK Trophy and was selected to represent [[Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics]] alongside [[Daiki Hashimoto]], [[Shinnosuke Oka]], [[Takaaki Sugino]], and [[Wataru Tanigawa]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kim |first1=Chang-ran |title=Team Japan in Paris will be strongest, says gymnastics medalist Kaya |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/05/21/team-japan-gymnastics-paris-olympics/ |website=[[The Japan Times]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |date=21 May 2024}}</ref> Kaya was once again selected as the team captain.<ref>{{cite web |title=体操男子エース橋本、順調に回復 パリへ強化合宿、主将は萱 |trans-title=Men's gymnastics ace Hashimoto recovers well, heads to Paris for training camp; captain is Kaya |url=https://www.joc.or.jp/news/20240621034998.html |website=[[Japanese Olympic Committee]] |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=ja |date=21 June 2024}}</ref> The team won the all-around gold on July 29 defeating long-time rival China.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Olympics: Japan edges China to win gymnastics team gold in Paris |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/07/c103f3dc5c05-urgent-japan-earns-olympic-gold-in-mens-team-artistic-gymnastics.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=Kyodo News+}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Kaya was presented with the Narashino Mayor Award in 2014. He also won the Inzai Citizen Honorary Award in 2015 and 2021, and in 2021, he received the Chiba Citizen Honorary Award.<ref name="fig">{{cite web |title=Kaya Kazuma - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=48736 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
As of 2023, Kaya is studying for a doctoral degree in sports science from [[Juntendo University]].<ref name="juntendo"/> On 11 January 2022, Kaya registered for marriage with his longtime girlfriend.<ref>{{cite web |title=東京五輪・体操団体銀の萱和磨が結婚報告「幸せな家庭を築いていきたい」|trans-title=Tokyo Olympics gymnastics team silver medalist Kazuma Kaya announces marriage: "I want to build a happy family" |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2220792/full/ |website=Oricon News |access-date=25 June 2024 |language=ja |date=11 January 2022}}</ref>


== Competitive history ==
== Competitive history ==
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|rowspan="2" align=center|'''[[2015 in artistic gymnastics|2015]]'''
|rowspan="2"|'''[[2014 in artistic gymnastics|2014]]'''||align=left|National High School Championships|| || {{gold1}} || || || || || ||
|-
|align=left|All-Japan Championships|| || 27 || || || || || ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''[[2015 in artistic gymnastics|2015]]'''
|-bgcolor=#F5F6CE
| align=left |[[2015 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships|Asian Championships]]|| {{gold1}} || || || {{gold1}} || || || {{bronze3}} ||
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|align=left|[[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{goca}} || 10 || || rowspan="3"|{{brca}}|| || || ||
|align=left|[[2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{gold1}} || 10 || || {{bronze3}}|| || || ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |'''[[2018 in artistic gymnastics|2018]]'''
| rowspan="1"|'''[[2016 in artistic gymnastics|2016]]''' ||align=left|[[2016 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Baku World Cup]]|| || || || || {{silver2}} || || {{bronze3}} ||
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''[[2017 in artistic gymnastics|2017]]''' ||align=left|[[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Stuttgart World Cup]]|| || {{silver2}} || || || || ||
|-
|align=left|[[2017 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Szombathely World Challenge Cup]]|| || || || {{gold1}} || 7 || || {{gold1}} || 4
|-
| rowspan="2"|'''[[2018 in artistic gymnastics|2018]]'''||align=left|[[2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Baku World Cup]]|| || || {{gold1}} || || 5 || || || 5
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|align=left|[[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || || rowspan="3"|6 || || || || ||
|align=left|[[2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{bronze3}} || 6 || 8 || || || || ||
|-§
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |'''[[2019 in artistic gymnastics|2019]]'''
| rowspan="3"|'''[[2019 in artistic gymnastics|2019]]'''||align=left|[[2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Birmingham World Cup]]|| || {{bronze3}} || || || || ||
|-
|align=left|[[Gymnastics at the 2019 Summer Universiade|Universiade]]|| {{gold1}} || {{gold1}} || {{silver2}} || {{bronze3}} || 6 || || 7 ||
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
| align="left" |[[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{brca}} || || 5 || || || {{brca}}||
| align="left" |[[2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{bronze3}} || 6 || || 5 || || || {{bronze3}}||
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |'''[[2021 in artistic gymnastics|2021]]'''
| rowspan="2"|'''[[2020 in artistic gymnastics|2020]]'''||align=left|[[2020 Friendship and Solidarity Competition|Friendship and Solidarity Competition]]|| {{silver2}} || || || || || || ||
|-
|align=left|All-Japan Championships|| || {{gold1}} || || || || || ||
|-
| rowspan="5"|'''[[2021 in artistic gymnastics|2021]]'''||align=left|[[2021 All-Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships|All-Japan Championships]]|| || {{bronze3}} || || || || || ||
|-
|align=left|NHK Trophy|| || {{silver2}} || || || || || ||
|- bgcolor="#98FB98"
|- bgcolor="#98FB98"
| align="left" |[[2020 Olympic Games|'''Olympic Games''']] || {{sica}} || || || {{brca}} || || || ||
| align="left" |'''[[2020 Olympic Games|Olympic Games]]''' || {{silver2}} || || || {{bronze3}} || || || ||
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|align=left|[[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{N/A}} || || 6 || {{sica}} || || || 6 ||
|align=left|[[2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{N/A}} || || 6 || {{silver2}} || || || 6 ||
|-
|align=left|[[2021 All-Japan Artistic Gymnastics Championships|All-Japan Team Championships]]|| {{bronze3}} || || || || || || ||
|-
| rowspan="3"|'''[[2022 in artistic gymnastics|2022]]'''
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|align=left|[[2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{silver2}} || || || || || || ||
|-
|align=left|[[2022 Swiss Cup Zürich|Swiss Cup Zürich]]|| 5 || || || || || || ||
|-
| rowspan="4"|'''[[2023 in artistic gymnastics|2023]]'''||align=left|[[2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|Cottbus World Cup]]|| || || {{silver2}} || 6 || || || 4 || {{bronze3}}
|-
|align=left|[[2021 Summer World University Games|World University Games]]|| {{silver2}} || {{bronze3}} || {{gold1}} || 4 || || || {{bronze3}} ||
|-bgcolor=#CCCCFF
|align=left|[[2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|World Championships]] || {{gold1}} || || || || || || 4 ||
|-
|align=left|[[2023 Swiss Cup Zürich|Swiss Cup Zürich]]|| {{silver2}} || || || || || || ||
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| rowspan="1"|'''[[2024 in artistic gymnastics|2024]]'''||align=left|NHK Trophy|| || {{silver2}} || || || || || ||
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Latest revision as of 14:08, 6 November 2024

Kaya Kazuma
萱 和磨
Nickname(s)Kayakun
Born (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 28)
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan[1]
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Japan
Years on national team2015 – present (JPN)
LevelSenior Elite
ClubCentral Sports
Head coach(es)Yoshiri Saito, Hisashi Hizutori
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Pommel horse
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antwerp Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kitakyushu Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2022 Liverpool Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Doha Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Stuttgart Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Stuttgart Parallel bars
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hiroshima Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hiroshima Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Hiroshima Parallel bars
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples All-around
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Parallel bars

Kaya Kazuma (萱 和磨, born 19 November 1996) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning silver with the Japanese team and bronze in the pommel horse. He again competed at the 2024 games as part of the Japanese team which won gold in the all-around competition. He is also a two-time World champion with the Japanese team (2015, 2023) and a two-time World medalist on the pommel horse (2021 silver, 2015 bronze). He is the 2019 Universiade team and all-around champion.

Early life

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Kaya began gymnastics in 2004 at the age of eight. He was inspired by watching the Japanese artistic gymnastics team win gold in the team event at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.[3][4]

While in middle school, Kaya moved to Narashino to train with one of the top gymnastics schools.[5]

Career

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Kaya won the all-around title at the 2014 National High School Championships, and he finished 27th at the 2014 All-Japan Championships.[5]

2015

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Kaya joined the Juntendo University team and made his national team debut in 2015.[1] At the Asian Championships in Hiroshima, Kaya won a gold medal with the Japanese team. He also placed third in the all-around, but due to the two-per-country rule, he did not receive the bronze medal as he placed behind Ryōhei Katō and Yusuke Tanaka. He then won the gold medal in the pommel horse final and the bronze medal in the parallel bars final.[6] He then competed at the World Championships and helped the Japanese team qualify for the final in first place and earn a team berth for the 2016 Olympic Games.[7] Then in the team final, he competed on the pommel horse and helped the team win the gold medal.[8] Individually, Kaya qualified for the all-around final where he finished in 10th place.[9] Then in the pommel horse final, he tied with Armenia's Harutyun Merdinyan for the bronze medal.[10]

2016–17

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Kaya won a silver medal on the still rings and a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the 2016 Baku World Cup.[11] He was an alternate for Japan's 2016 Olympic team.[12]

Kaya won a silver medal in the all-around behind Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev at the 2017 Stuttgart World Cup.[13] Then at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup, he won gold medals on the pommel horse and parallel bars.[14]

2018

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Kaya won the gold medal on the floor exercise at the Baku World Cup.[15] He was then selected to compete at the World Championships in Doha alongside Kenzō Shirai, Yusuke Tanaka, Wataru Tanigawa, and Kōhei Uchimura.[16] In the qualification round, Kaya fell off the pommel horse and failed to qualify for the event final.[17] The Japanese team then finished third in the team final and earned a team berth for the 2020 Olympic Games.[18] Kaya placed sixth in the all-around final and eighth in the floor exercise final.[19][20]

2019

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Kaya won a bronze medal in the all-around at the Birmingham World Cup behind Nikita Nagornyy and Sun Wei.[21] He was then selected to represent Japan at the 2019 Summer Universiade, winning the team gold medal alongside brothers Wataru and Kakeru Tanigawa.[22] Then in the all-around final, Kaya won the gold medal by nearly three points ahead of Russia's Ivan Stretovich.[23] In the event finals, he won silver on the floor exercise and bronze on the pommel horse.[24][25] Kaya then competed at the World Championships alongside the Tanigawa brothers, Daiki Hashimoto, and Yuya Kamoto, and they won the bronze medal behind Russia and China.[26] He then placed sixth in the all-around final for the second consecutive year.[27] Then in the parallel bars final, he won the bronze medal behind Joe Fraser and Ahmet Önder, which was Japan's only individual medal at these World Championships.[28]

2020

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Kaya was scheduled to compete at both the Stuttgart and Birmingham World Cups.[29][30] However, both of these events were postponed to 2021 and eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31][32] In November, Kaya competed at the Friendship and Solidarity Competition in Tokyo, competing as part of Team Friendship who lost to Team Solidarity.[33] Then in December, he won his first national all-around title at the All-Japan Championships.[34]

2021

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Kaya won the bronze medal in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships,[35] and he won the silver medal in the all-around at the NHK Trophy, qualifying for the Olympic team.[36]

At the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Kaya was the team captain for Japan,[3] competing alongside Daiki Hashimoto, Takeru Kitazono and Wataru Tanigawa. They won the silver medal in the team final, finishing only 0.103 behind the gold medal-winning Russian Olympic Committee.[4] Individually, Kaya qualified for the pommel horse final and won the bronze medal behind Max Whitlock and Lee Chih-kai.[37]

At the 2021 World Championships held in Kitakyushu, Kaya won the silver on the pommel horse,[38] and he placed sixth on both the floor exercise and parallel bars.[39] After the World Championships, he competed at the All-Japan Team Championships, helping Central Sports win the bronze medal.[40]

2022–23

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Kaya was the alternate for the 2022 World Championships team, and he received a silver medal.[41] He then competed in the mixed-team event at the 2022 Swiss Cup Zürich with Chiaki Hatakeda, and they finished fifth.[42]

At the 2023 Cottbus World Cup, Kaya won a silver medal on the floor exercise and a bronze medal on the horizontal bar.[43] He then competed at the World University Games and won a silver medal with the Japanese team. Individually, he won a gold medal on the floor exercise and bronze medals in the all-around and on the parallel bars.[44] He was selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Kenta Chiba, Daiki Hashimoto, Kazuki Minami, and Kaito Sugimoto.[45] The Japanese team won the World title for the first time since 2015, with Kaya being the only member of the 2015 team still competing.[46] Kaya initially qualified for the all-around final behind teammate Chiba and ahead of Hashimoto, who would not be able to compete in the final due to the two-per-country rule.[47] However, the Japanese coaching team pulled Kaya out of the final in favor of Hashimoto.[48] Kaya did compete in the parallel bars final, where he finished fourth.[49] After the World Championships, he once again competed at the Swiss Cup Zürich with Chiaki Hatakeda, and they won the silver medal behind the American team.[50]

2024

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Kaya finished second in the all-around at the NHK Trophy and was selected to represent Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Daiki Hashimoto, Shinnosuke Oka, Takaaki Sugino, and Wataru Tanigawa.[51] Kaya was once again selected as the team captain.[52] The team won the all-around gold on July 29 defeating long-time rival China.[53]

Awards

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Kaya was presented with the Narashino Mayor Award in 2014. He also won the Inzai Citizen Honorary Award in 2015 and 2021, and in 2021, he received the Chiba Citizen Honorary Award.[54]

Personal life

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As of 2023, Kaya is studying for a doctoral degree in sports science from Juntendo University.[44] On 11 January 2022, Kaya registered for marriage with his longtime girlfriend.[55]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2014 National High School Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
All-Japan Championships 27
2015
Asian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 Baku World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017 Stuttgart World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Szombathely World Challenge Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
2018 Baku World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5
World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 8
2019 Birmingham World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Universiade 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 7
World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2020 Friendship and Solidarity Competition 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
All-Japan Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 All-Japan Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
NHK Trophy 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships — 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
All-Japan Team Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2022
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Swiss Cup Zürich 5
2023 Cottbus World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World University Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
Swiss Cup Zürich 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2024 NHK Trophy 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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