Megu Uyama

Megu Uyama
Born (1996-01-14) 14 January 1996
Kanazawa, Japan
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineTrampoline gymnastics
Country
represented		Japan
ClubSports Club Tenforty
Head coach(es)Toshio Harada
Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Saint Petersburg Synchro
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Individual Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Sofia Synchro
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Sofia Individual Team

Megu Uyama (宇山芽紅, born 14 January 1996) is a Japanese gymnast specialised in synchronised trampoline, who has represented her country at six World Championships, as well as the 2018 Asian Games. She is a three-time World champion, and she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

At the 2014 Asian Championships, Uyama won the individual bronze medal.[1] She competed with Ayana Yamada in the synchro event at the 2016 Coimbra World Cup, and they won the silver medal.[2]

Uyama represented Japan at the 2018 Asian Games and placed fourth in the individual final.[3] She was not initially selected to compete at the 2018 World Championships, but she stepped in a month before for the injured Yumi Takagi. She only had five training sessions with synchro partner Hikaru Mori before they became the World champions. They became the first female gymnasts from Japan to win a World Championship gold in trampolining.[4][5] She also competed in the individual event and advanced to the final, finishing eighth.[6]

Uyama was part of the Japanese women's team at the 2019 World Championships that won the gold medal for the first time ever.[7] She was selected to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8] She qualified to the individual trampoline final where she finished fifth.[9]

At the 2022 World Championships, Uyama teamed back up with Mori to win their second World title together.[10][11] Additionally, she helped Japan win the bronze medal in the team event.[12] Uyama and Mori competed together at the 2023 World Championships, and they finished fourth in the synchro final.[13]

Personal life

Uyama graduated from Kanazawa Gakuin University with a degree in Sport Studies in 2018. Following her graduation, she began coaching junior gymnasts at her club.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Ito, Khilko bounce to the top at Asian Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. ^ "2016 FIG Trampoline World Cup series concludes in Coimbra". International Gymnastics Federation. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics Women Final" (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Historic Japanese win amid successful title defences at FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". Inside The Games. 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Hikaru Mori, Megu Uyama become first Japanese women to take gold at trampoline world championships". The Japan Times. 18 November 2018.
  6. ^ "33rd FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 2018 St. Petersburg (Russia), 7-10 November 2018 Women's Trampoline Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 10 November 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Belarus and Japan earn shock victories at FIG Trampoline World Championships". Inside The Games. 29 November 2019.
  8. ^ "五輪代表、石川勢２０人視野 前回「東京」抜き最多 トランポリン岸、宇山「当確」" [20 Olympic representatives from Ishikawa, more than previous Tokyo Games, Kishi, Uyama "certainly"]. The Hokkoku Shimbun (in Japanese). 9 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics Women's Final Results" (PDF). Olympics.com. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. ^ Gunston, Jo (19 November 2022). "Mori Hikaru wins double gold on final day of Trampoline World Championships". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Mori stars with double gold on final day of Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Portuguese, Chinese teams take World Trampoline gold on eventful night in Sofia". International Gymnastics Federation. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  13. ^ "37th FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Birmingham (GBR), 09-12 November 2023 Women's Synchronised Trampoline Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 12 November 2023. p. 2. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Uyama Megu – FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 12 January 2021.
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