Mana Okamura

Mana Okamura (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 will represent 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.