Himeka Onoda
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Australia| Himeka Onoda | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1998 |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Australia |
| Club | Premier Gymnastics Academy |
| Head coach(es) | Gina Peluso |
Himeka Onoda (born 5 March 1998)[2] is an Australian group rhythmic gymnast who represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
Onoda began competing with Australia's senior rhythmic gymnastics group in 2018. At the 2018 World Championships, the group finished twenty-ninth in the all-around.[3] This was the first time an Australian group had competed at the World Championships in ten years.[4] She represented Australia at the 2019 Summer Universiade.[5] She finished seventh in the group all-around,[6] seventh in the 5 balls final,[7] and fifth in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs final.[8]
Onoda won a gold medal at the 2021 Oceanic Championships with the Australian senior group and qualified a quota for the 2020 Olympic Games. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Emily Abbot, Alannah Mathews, Alexandra Aristoteli, and Felicity White.[9] They were the first rhythmic gymnastics group to represent Australia at the Olympics.[10] They finished fourteenth in the qualification round for the group all-around.[11]