Kasumi Takahashi
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Kasumi Takahashi is a Japan
ese-Australian rhythmic gymnast
who lives in Los Angeles
, California
, United States
. She was born to a Japanese
father and an Australia
n mother on 6 May 1980 in Tokyo
, Japan
.
She was an overnight success when at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
in Victoria, Canada she took out all 5 gold medals - ball, rope, clubs, ribbon & the all-around title - setting an all-time Australian record. However her ribbon victory attracted some protest from the Canadian crowd, many of whom would have liked to see home gymnast Camille Martens rewarded with gold. Kasumi retired from the sport in 1998. Although she competed for Australia, she trained at the California Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese-Australian rhythmic gymnast
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or teams of competitors manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus: rope, clubs, hoop, ball, ribbon and Free . An individual athlete only manipulates 1 apparatus at a time...
who lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. She was born to a Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
father and an Australia
Australia
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n mother on 6 May 1980 in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
She was an overnight success when at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 18 August to 28 August 1994.The XV Commonwealth Games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and over 30 years since the country last competed in the...
in Victoria, Canada she took out all 5 gold medals - ball, rope, clubs, ribbon & the all-around title - setting an all-time Australian record. However her ribbon victory attracted some protest from the Canadian crowd, many of whom would have liked to see home gymnast Camille Martens rewarded with gold. Kasumi retired from the sport in 1998. Although she competed for Australia, she trained at the California Academy of Rhythmic Gymnastics.