Rin Keys | |
Birth Date: | 2008 9, df=yes |
Discipline: | Rhythmic gymnastics |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Club: | Burlo Gymnastics |
Natlteam: | 2021–present |
Birth Place: | Japan |
Level: | International Elite |
Residence: | Porter Ranch, California, United States |
Rin Keys (born 23 September 2008) is an American rhythmic gymnast of Japanese descent.[1] She won bronze in clubs at the 2023 Junior World Championships, becoming the first American to win a World Championships medal.[2]
At the national level, she is the 2024 USA National all-around champion and 2023 USA Junior National all-around champion.[3]
In 2021, Keys joined the junior national team. She competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, where she won team gold and bronze in the all-around, with ball and with clubs.[4]
The following year she won team gold, gold in the all-around, with ball and with ribbon as well as silver with hoop at the Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro.[5] [6] [7]
In 2023 at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, she won team gold, gold in the all-around, with hoop and with ball, silver with clubs and bronze with ribbon.[8] [9] [10] In July she was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca along with Megan Chu and the junior group. She won an historic bronze medal in the clubs final, becoming the first rhythmic gymnast from the United States to win a World Championships medal at either the junior or senior level.[11] [12]