29 Facts About Aiko Sugihara

Aiko Sugihara is a Japanese female artistic gymnast.

Aiko Sugihara was the 2015 Asian team and all-around champion and uneven bars and floor exercise silver medalist.

Aiko Sugihara was the 2019 Summer Universiade champion with the team and silver medalist on the floor exercise.

Aiko Sugihara represented Japan at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.

Aiko Sugihara then finished eleventh in the all-around at the 2013 NHK Trophy.

Aiko Sugihara won the bronze medal in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships behind Asuka Teramoto and Yuki Uchiyama.

Aiko Sugihara then won the all-around at the NHK Cup and was named to compete at the World Championships.

Aiko Sugihara was selected to compete at the Asian Championships in Hiroshima alongside Natsumi Sasada, Asuka Teramoto, Sakura Yumoto, Yuki Uchiyama, and Sae Miyakawa, and they won the team gold medal.

Individually, Aiko Sugihara won the gold medal in the all-around with a total score of 58.050.

Aiko Sugihara then competed at the World Championships alongside Asuka Teramoto, Mai Murakami, Sae Miyakawa, Sakura Yumoto, and Natsumi Sasada, and they finished fifth in the team final.

Aiko Sugihara won the bronze medal in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships.

Aiko Sugihara won the bronze medal in the all-around at the NHK Cup behind Asuka Teramoto and Mai Murakami, and she was named to the seven-person Olympic training squad from whom the final team of five would be selected.

Aiko Sugihara was selected to represent Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Sae Miyakawa, Mai Murakami, Asuka Teramoto, and Yuki Uchiyama, and they finished fourth in the team final.

At the All-Japan Championships, Aiko Sugihara won the silver medal in the all-around behind Mai Murakami.

Aiko Sugihara then won another all-around silver medal at the NHK Trophy.

Aiko Sugihara competed at the World Championships in Montreal, where she finished sixth in the all-around final.

Aiko Sugihara finished sixth in the all-around at the Tokyo World Cup.

Aiko Sugihara then finished fourth in the all-around at the All-Japan Championships and at the NHK Cup.

Aiko Sugihara withdrew from the World Championships due to a back injury.

Aiko Sugihara returned to competition at the Toyota International and won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Asuka Teramoto.

Aiko Sugihara finished fourth in the all-around at the Tokyo World Cup.

Aiko Sugihara then competed at the All-Japan Championships and finished fifth in the all-around.

Aiko Sugihara finished fourth in the all-around final with a total score of 52.450, and she finished fourth in the balance beam final.

Aiko Sugihara then competed at the World Championships alongside Hitomi Hatakeda, Nagi Kajita, Akari Matsumura, and Asuka Teramoto, and they finished eleventh in the qualification round, which earned Japan a team spot for the 2020 Olympic Games.

The 2020 All-Japan Championships were postponed until December due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, and Aiko Sugihara finished eighth in the all-around.

Aiko Sugihara took a year off from competition due to burnout.

Aiko Sugihara worked with a leotard manufacturer to design a new leotard, which she dubbed the "Aitard" after herself and debuted in competition.

Aiko Sugihara was inspired to create a new leotard design after the German women's gymnastics team competed in unitards at the 2020 Summer Olympics and after a male employee of hers suggested creating a new gymnastics outfit for parents who did not want their children wearing revealing leotards.

Aiko Sugihara has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.