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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 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]] in [[Athens, Greece]].<ref name=":0" />
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 won the Inzai Citizen Honorary Award in 2015 and the Narashino Mayor Award in 2014.<ref name=":0" /> He received a doctoral degree in sports science from [[Juntendo University]].<ref name=":0" />


On 11 January 2022, Kazuma Kaya registered for marriage with his longtime girlfriend Seira Eto. The wedding ceremony was held on 15 January 2023 with the participation of [[Kohei Uchimura]], [[Kenzo Shirai]], [[Daiki Hashimoto]] & many other elite gymnasts.
Kaya received a doctoral degree in sports science from [[Juntendo University]] in Tokyo.<ref name=":0" />


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 18:38, 16 January 2023

Kazuma Kaya
Born (1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 (age 28)
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Japan
Years on national teamJapan
LevelElite
ClubCentral Sports
Head coach(es)Yoshiri Saito, Hisashi Hizutori
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Pommel Horse
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 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
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Naples Floor
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Naples Pommel horse

Kazuma Kaya (萱 和磨, Kaya Kazuma, born November 19, 1996 in Funabashi)[1] is a Japanese artistic gymnast.

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 Championships in Hiroshima. At the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships he won bronze with the team to help Japan qualify to the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.[2]

Kaya won the Inzai Citizen Honorary Award in 2015 and the Narashino Mayor Award in 2014.[2] He received a doctoral degree in sports science from Juntendo University.[2]

On 11 January 2022, Kazuma Kaya registered for marriage with his longtime girlfriend Seira Eto. The wedding ceremony was held on 15 January 2023 with the participation of Kohei Uchimura, Kenzo Shirai, Daiki Hashimoto & many other elite gymnasts.

Career

2015

Kaya competed at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where he placed third on pommel horse. His team placed first.[2]

2018

Kaya competed at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, where he placed sixth on the all-around. His team placed third.[2]

2019

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.[2]

2021

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Kaya competed for Japan, a team that included Kaya, Daiki Hashimoto, Takeru Kitazono and Wataru Tanigawa.[3] The team won Olympic silver with a combined score of 262.397, 0.103 points between the winning team.[4] He also won a bronze on the individual pommel horse event.

At the 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.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2015
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2018
World Championships 6
2019
World Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021
Olympic Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships — 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6

References

  1. ^ 第15回アジア競技大会日本代表選手 (in Japanese). Japan Gymnastic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Artistic Gymnastics KAYA Kazuma". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Team Japan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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