# Mana Okamura

Mana Okamura (Japanese: 岡村 真; born 28 May 2005) is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Asian Games balance beam champion and all-around and team silver medalist. She represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

## Career

Okamura finished ninth in the all-around at the 2019 All-Japan Junior Championships. She made her international debut at the 2020 WOGA Classic and finished second in the all-around to Skye Blakely. She then placed 17th in the all-around at the 2020 All-Japan Championships.

### 2021

Okamura became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2021. She finished 15th in the all-around at the 2021 All-Japan Championships and 13th at the NHK Trophy. She qualified for the balance beam final at the All-Japan Event Championships and placed fourth. She helped her club place 12th at the All-Japan Team Championships.

### 2022

Okamura placed 13th in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships and 11th at the NHK Trophy. At the All-Japan Event Championships, she repeated her fourth-place finish on the balance beam. She had the second-highest all-around score behind Shoko Miyata at the All-Japan Team Championships and helped her club finish 11th.

### 2023

Okamura made her senior international debut at the Cottbus World Cup and won the gold medal on the balance beam. At the All-Japan Championships, she finished seventh in the all-around, and she finished also finished seventh at the NHK Trophy. She finished sixth on the floor exercise at the All-Japan Event Championships.
At the 2022 Asian Games, held in 2023 due to COVID-19 concerns, Okamura led the Japanese team to a second-place finish behind China. She qualified for the all-around final where she won the silver medal behind China's Zuo Tong. She then won a gold medal in the balance beam final, the first time a Japanese gymnast won the Asian Games balance beam title. She also placed eighth on uneven bars and fourth on floor exercise. At the All-Japan Team Championships, she had the second-highest score on the balance beam behind Urara Ashikawa and helped her club place tenth.

### 2024

Okamura began the 2024 season at the Cairo World Cup where she won a gold medal on the floor exercise and a bronze medal on the balance beam. She finished fourth in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships. She then won the bronze medal in the all-around at the NHK Trophy and was selected for the Japanese Olympic team alongside Shoko Miyata, Rina Kishi, Haruka Nakamura, and Kohane Ushioku.

## Personal life

Okamura graduated from high school in March 2024 and will attend Yokkaichi University.

## Competitive history

| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
| Junior ||||||||
| 2019 | All-Japan Junior Championships | | 9 | | | | |
| 2020 | WOGA Classic | | | 4 | 4 | | 6 |
| 2020 | All-Japan Championships | | 17 | | | | |
| Senior ||||||||
| 2021 | All-Japan Championships | | 15 | | | | |
| 2021 | NHK Trophy | | 13 | | | | |
| 2021 | All-Japan Event Championships | | | | | 4 | |
| 2021 | All-Japan Team Championships | 12 | | | | | |
| 2022 | All-Japan Championships | | 13 | | | | |
| 2022 | NHK Trophy | | 11 | | | | |
| 2022 | All-Japan Event Championships | | | | | 4 | |
| 2022 | All-Japan Team Championships | 11 | | | | | |
| 2023 | Cottbus World Cup | | | | | | |
| 2023 | All-Japan Championships | | 7 | | | | |
| 2023 | NHK Trophy | | 7 | | | | |
| 2023 | All-Japan Event Championships | | | | | | 6 |
| 2023 | Asian Games | | | | 8 | | 4 |
| 2023 | All-Japan Team Championships | 10 | | | | | |
| 2024 | Cairo World Cup | | | | | | |
| 2024 | All-Japan Championships | | 4 | | | | |
| 2024 | NHK Trophy | | | | | | |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 8 | | | | | |