Career, in brief
Urara Ashikawa competed for Japan in women's artistic gymnastics at the 2020 Games. She placed 12th in the balance beam qualification.
Japan · WAG · 2020 – 2023
Urara Ashikawa
Urara Ashikawa competes for Japan in women's artistic gymnastics, 2020 – present. Career medals: 1 gold.
1
career medals
across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.
Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
Olympic — 1 appearance
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Jul 24 → Aug 3 · Tokyo
All-Around Qual 13.900
Uneven Bars Qual
Balance Beam Qual 13.900 — did not advance 12th
Floor Exercise Qual
World — 2 appearances
2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships (52nd, Antwerp)
Sep 30 → Oct 8 · Antwerp
All-Around Qual 14.000 — did not advance 169th
Balance Beam Qual 14.000 — 8th, advanced Final 14.066 — 5th 5th
2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships (50th, Kitakyushu)
Oct 18 → 24 · Kitakyushu
Balance Beam Qual 13.533 — 6th, advanced Final 14.100 GOLD
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Sources
Sources
gymnastics.sport (Antwerp 2023, Kitakyushu 2021) · olympedia.org (Tokyo 2020)
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Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com