Kaya Kazuma
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| Nickname(s) | Kayakun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 1996 Funabashi, Chiba, Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Central Sports | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Yoshiri Saito, Hisashi Hizutori | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kazuma Kaya (萱 和磨, Kaya Kazuma, 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 is 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.
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.
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 |
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| 2015 | |||||||||
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10 |  |
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| 2018 | |||||||||
| World Championships | 6 | ||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||
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5 | |
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| 2021 | |||||||||
| Olympic Games |  |
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| World Championships | — | 6 | |
6 |
References
- ^ "萱 和磨" [Kazuma Kaya]. Sports Biz Sport Management Company (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Artistic Gymnastics - Kaya Kazuma". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Team Japan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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