Sakura Hayakawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Sakura | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Osaka, Japan |
17 March 1997 |||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Chiba Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2009 - present | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Aeon | |||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Oka Kurumi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Elena Nefedova, Haruyo Amano | |||||||||||||||||||||
World ranking |
27 (2016 Season) 19 (2015 Season) 22 (2014 Season) 52 (2013 Season) |
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Sakura Hayakawa (早川さくら Hayakawa Sakura, born 17 March 1997 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2015 Asian Championships All-around bronze medalist.
Hayakawa appeared in international junior competitions in 2010. Hayakawa has competed at the World Club Cup, the Aeon Cup in Tokyo, Japan. She has also competed in the Grand Prix and World Cup series.
Hayakawa appeared in Senior competitions in the 2013 Season, she competed in the Grand Prix and World Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics Series. In June 5–08, Hayakawa competed with Japanese Team at the 2013 Asian Championships. At the 2013 World Cup Final in St.Petersburg, she placed 16th in the all-around ahead of American Jasmine Kerber. Hayakawa then competed at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine finishing 40th in the qualifications, she did not advance into the finals.
In 2014, Hayakawa competed in the 2014 Grand and 2014 World Cup series. She had her highest placement finishing 14th in all-around in the 2014 World Cup in Pesaro. Italy. In September 22-28, Hayakawa competed at the 2014 World Championships in Izmir, Turkey where she qualified for the all-around finals finishing in 16th position behind Elizaveta Nazarenkova of Uzbekistan. She then competed at the 2014 Asian Games and finished 5th in all-around ahead of teammate Kaho Minagawa. In October 17-19, Hayakawa competed in Tokyo for the 2014 Aeon Cup, where she finished 7th in the All-around finals.