Honami Tsuboi
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| Honami Tsuboi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 April 1989 |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
Country represented |  Japan (2007-2009 (?)) |
Honami Tsuboi (坪井保菜美, Tsuboi Honami; born 5 April 1989) is a Japanese group rhythmic gymnast who competed internationally between 2007 and 2009.
Gymnastics career
Tsuboi was part of the Japanese national rhythmic gymnastics team from approximately 2007 to 2009, beginning rhythmic gymnastics around age five and training until her early twenties.[3]
2007 World Championships (Patras)
At the 2007 FIG World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Patras, Greece, she and the Japanese group placed 7th in the group all-around (score: 30.975), 7th in 5 ribbons (15.875), and 8th in 3 ropes + 2 clubs (15.050).[4]
2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing)
Tsuboi competed in the group all-around event with the Japanese team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the qualification round, the team placed 10th with a total score of 30.850 and did not advance to the final.[5][6]
2009 World Championships (Mie)
At the 2009 World Championships in Mie, Japan, Tsuboi's group earned 8th place in the group all-around with a score of 50.100. They achieved 4th place in the 3 ropes + 2 clubs final (25.975) and had qualified 10th in that event (24.475).[7]
Post-competitive career
After retiring from rhythmic gymnastics, Tsuboi pursued a career as a rhythmic gymnastics instructor, yoga teacher, model, and artist.[8]
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