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Rie Matsubara

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Rie Matsubara
Born (1993-10-21) 21 October 1993 (age 31)
Gifu, Japan
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Japan
(2010-2021)
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Baku 5 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pesaro 3 Ropes + 2 Balls
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sofia 5 Hoops
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Baku 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Suttgart 5 Ribbons
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Pesaro All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Pesaro 5 Hoops
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kitakyushu 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Kitakyushu 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tashkent 10 Clubs
Gold medal – first place 2015 Jecheon 3 Clubs + 2 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tashkent 3 Clubs + 2 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana 5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2017 Astana 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kuala Lumpur Group All-around
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kuala Lumpur 5 Hoops
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pattaya Group All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tashkent Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tashkent 3 Balls + 2 Ribbons
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jecheon Group All-around
Silver medal – second place 2015 Jecheon 5 Ribbons
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tashkent 5 Ribbons
Silver medal – second place 2018 Kuala Lumpur 3 Balls + 2 Ropes
Silver medal – second place 2019 Pattaya 5 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya 3 Hoops + 4 Clubs

Rie Matsubara (松原 梨恵, Matsubara Rie; born 21 October 1993) is a Japanese former group rhythmic gymnast. She is a World champion and a 10-time Asian champion. She is also a three-time Olympian (2012, 2016, 2020).

Gymnaastics career

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Matsubara began rhythmic gymnastics at the age of three after seeing it on television.[1]

2010–2012

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Matsubara competed at her first World Championships in 2010 and finished sixth with the group in the all-around and in both apparatus finals.[2][3] Then at the 2011 World Championships, they finished fifth in the group all-around.[4] She then represented Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics alongside Natsuki Fukase, Airi Hatakeyama, Rina Miura, Nina Saeedyokota, and Kotono Tanaka, and they finished seventh in the group all-around final.[5]

2013–2015

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At the 2013 Asian Championships, Matsubara helped Japan win a silver medal in the group all-around, behind China. The group then won the gold medal in the 10 clubs final and the silver medal in the 3 balls and 2 ribbons final.[6] At the 2013 World Championships, the group finished eighth in the group all-around, eighth in 10 clubs final, and seventh in 3 balls and 2 ribbons final.[7] At the 2014 World Championships, they once again finished eighth in the all-around.[8] She helped Japan win the bronze medal in the 5 ribbons final at the 2015 World Championships, which was Japan's first Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships medal in 40 years.[9]

2016–2017

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Matsubara competed alongside her teammates Airi Hatakeyama, Sakura Noshitani, Sayuri Sugimoto and Kiko Yokota at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, finishing outside of medals in the group all-around final with an eight-place score of 34.200.[10][11] She competed at the 2017 World Championships and helped Japan win the group all-around bronze medal, behind Russia and Bulgaria.[12] They won another bronze medal in the 5 hoops final and then won the silver medal in the 3 balls and 2 ropes final.[13]

2018–2019

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Matsubara helped Japan win the group all-around bronze medal and the gold medal in the 3 balls and 2 ropes final at the 2018 Minsk World Challenge Cup.[14] Then at the Kazan World Challenge Cup, they won the bronze medal in the 3 balls and 2 ropes final.[15] At the 2018 World Championships, they won the silver medal in the 5 balls final behind Bulgaria and finished fifth in the all-around.[16]

Matsubara helped Japan win the group all-around title ahead of the reigning World champions at the 2019 Baku World Cup. They also won a silver medal in the 5 balls final.[17] On September 16–22, she and her teammates competed at the 2019 World Championships. They won silver medal in Group All-around, which matched Japan's best-ever group all-around result from 1975.[18][19] They then won the gold medal in the 5 balls final– Japan's first ever gold medal in group event at World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. They also won the silver medal in the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final.[9]

2020–2021

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Matsubara fractured the fifth metatarsal in her left foot while training in January 2020 and missed two months of training.[1]

Matsubara represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Sayuri Sugimoto, Sakura Noshitani, Ayuka Suzuki, and Nanami Takenaka. They advanced into the group all-around final and finished eighth after major mistakes in their 3 hoops and 4 clubs routine.[20] After the Olympic Games, she competed at the 2021 World Championships, where Japan won bronze medals in both event finals and placed fourth in the all-around.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Matsubara Rie - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. ^ "30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Moscow (RUS) 20—26 September 2010 Results Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. ^ "30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Moscow (RUS) 20—26 September 2010 Results Group Event Finals" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. ^ "31st Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Montpellier (FRA) 19-25 September 2011 Results Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ^ "London 2012 Gymnastics Rhythmic group competition women Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around and Group Finals UZB 2013". Asian Gymnastics Union. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  7. ^ "32nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kiev (UKR) Senior Group All-Around Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  8. ^ "33rd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Izmir (TUR) Senior All-Around" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. ^ a b "With World Group title, the sun continues to rise over Japanese Rhythmic Gymnastics". International Gymnastics Federation. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Rhythmic Gymnastics: Group All-Around Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Russia wins another Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics group final". NBC Olympics. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  12. ^ "With World Group All-around title, Russia extends its reign in Pesaro". International Gymnastics Federation. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  13. ^ ""Farfalle" soar to Group gold on final day of Rhythmic Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Ashram, Italian group victorious in Minsk". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Soldatova, Italian group claim Kazan World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  16. ^ "36th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Results Book" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Dina dominates in Baku as World Cup season closes". International Gymnastics Federation. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Russian Federation wins Group All-around title, threatening a World sweep". International Gymnastics Federation. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  19. ^ "'Fairy Japan' claims first world rhythmic gymnastic silver in 44 years". The Japan Times. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  20. ^ "2020 Summer Olympics Results – Gymnastics – Rhythmic". ESPN. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Italy, RGF split Group apparatus titles as the curtain falls on Rhythmic Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Gymnastics: Japan wins 2 group bronze medals at rhythmic worlds". Kyodo News. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
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