Kazuki Minami

Kazuki Minami
Born (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24)
ResidenceYamaguchi, Japan
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Japan
LevelSenior international elite
ClubSendai University
Head coach(es)Hisashi Mizutori [national], Ryota Suzuki [club]
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antwerp Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kitakyushu Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antwerp Floor Exercise
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu Team
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 1 0
World Challenge Cup 2 0 0
Total 2 1 0

Kazuki Minami (born 24 January 2000)[1] is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He turned senior in 2019 and became the 2019 World Cup gold medalist on Floor Exercise at Cottbus and Paris.[2] At the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships he qualified for the floor exercise final in third place. In the final he took home the silver medal.[3][4]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2019 World Cup Cottbus 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Cup Paris
2021
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2023
Doha World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6

Eponymous skills

At the 2023 Doha World Cup Minami became the first gymnast to successfully perform a "double salto bwd with 7/2 t." on floor. The skill was added to the Code of Points and was given the value H (0.8).

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty Added to Code of Points
Floor Exercise Minami Double salto bwd. tucked with 7/2 t. H (0.8) 2023 World Cup Doha

References

  1. ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Entry List (Men)". Longines Timing. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Kazuki Minami". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ "MEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE FINAL - RESULTS". gym.longinestiming.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Japan's Kazuma Kaya, Kazuki Minami seize silver at gymnastic worlds". Kyodo News. Retrieved 23 October 2021.