Ryosuke Sakai

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Ryosuke Sakai
Personal information
Born (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 28)
Isehara, Japan[1]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Gymnastics career
SportTrampoline gymnastics
Country
represented		 Japan
ClubBandai Namco Amusement
Head coachMasaki Ito
Medal record
Trampoline gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Baku Individual team
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Cali Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Cali Individual

Ryosuke Sakai (堺亮介, Sakai Ryōsuke, born 24 July 1997) is a Japanese trampoline gymnast. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2018 Asian Games. He won a team silver medal at the 2021 World Championships, and he is the 2024 Pacific Rim individual champion.

Gymnastics career

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Sakai began the sport at the age of two because his mother was a gymnast. He also played association football as a child but began focusing solely on trampoline at the age of nine.[3][4]

Sakai competed at the junior level at the 2014 Pacific Rim Championships and finished fourth in the individual event.[5] He competed with Daiki Kishi in synchro at the 2017 Valladolid World Cup, and they won the silver medal.[6]

Sakai and Kishi won a silver medal in synchro at the 2018 Brescia World Cup.[7] They went on the win the gold medal at the Loule World Cup.[8] He finished fourth as an individual at the 2018 Asian Games.[9]

At the 2019 Baku World Cup, Sakai and Kishi upset the reigning world champions to win the synchro title.[10] They then won the bronze medal at the Khabarovsk World Cup.[11] He finished fifth in the individual event at the 2019 World Championships and secured a berth to the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Sakai represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished 15th in the qualification round after making mistakes in both routines.[3] After the Olympics, he competed at the 2021 World Championships and helped Japan win the silver medal in the team event.[12] At the 2022 Rimini World Cup, Sakai teammed up with Hiroto Unno to win the synchro gold medal, and he also won the individual silver medal.[13] He returned to competing with Kishi at the Arosa World Cup, and they won the gold medal.[14]

Sakai and Unno competed at the 2023 Coimbra World Cup and won the bronze medal.[15] They then won the gold medal at the Palm Beach World Cup.[16] At the 2024 Pacific Rim Championships, Sakai won the individual title,[17] and he also won a team gold medal.[18]

Personal life

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Sakai graduated from Kanazawa Seiryo University in 2020.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ryosuke Sakai". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Ryosuke Sakai". NHK. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b Matsunaga, Sayaka (1 October 2021). "堺亮介「五輪の借りは五輪でしか返せない」、トランポリンとともに歩んできた人生" [Ryosuke Sakai: "The only way I can repay the debt of the Olympics is through the Olympics" - a life dedicated to the trampoline]. 4 Years (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "堺亮介：生後半年ほどでトランポリンを体感。全日本選手権の予選敗退が東京五輪への発奮材料になるか" [Ryosuke Sakai: First experience on a trampoline at about six months old. Will his loss in the preliminaries of the All Japan Championships serve as motivation for the Tokyo Olympics?]. International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Trampoline Mens Junior Finals 2014 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Richmond, BC, Canada" (PDF). Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. 12 April 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  6. ^ "China's Dong Dong and Zhu Xueying win final World Cup event before Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Dong Dong at the double as Irina Kundius claims gold in Brescia". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Nine nations win medals at Loulé Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics Men Qualification Results" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. Jakarta 2018. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Liu and Hancharou take golds in Baku". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Champions return on big weekend for Pavlova and US pair in Khabarovsk". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Five nations grab first titles at Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  13. ^ "USA claims the most medals ahead of Japan and Australia at the Rimini Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Japan shows technical expertise with two trampoline golds in Arosa". International Gymnastics Federation. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Padilla soars to a double victory at the World Cup in Coimbra". International Gymnastics Federation. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  16. ^ "A golden haul for USA at the Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Pacific 2024 - Trampoline Senior individual Final / Senior" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Individual trampoline —Team competitions —Team final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
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