Kosuge Mari (Japanese: 小菅麻里) (born December 16, 1975 in Tokyo, Japan) was a Japanese elite gymnast. She won 5 straight national championships and represented Japan at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games and every World Championship from 1991 to 1995. She is best known for her difficult mount series on the balance beam (A layout step-out mount connected to two layout step-out's on the beam). After retiring from the sport, Mari was an assistant coach to the UCLA gymnastics team in 2001. One of her nicknames in Japan was 和製コマネチ, which means "japanese Comaneci".
Junior Career[]
Senior Career[]
Results[]
Year | Event | TF | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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1987 | Chunichi Cup | 11 | 8 | 4 | |||
International Junior Championships | 8 | ||||||
Japanese National Championships | 13 | ||||||
1988 | Japanese National Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | |
Junior Pacific Alliance Championships | 8 | ||||||
NHK Cup | 5 | ||||||
1989 | McDonald's American Cup | 5 | |||||
Asia Youth Cup | 2nd | 1st | 1st | ||||
Chunichi Cup | 6 | ||||||
International Junior Championships | 8 | 3rd | 3rd | 4 | |||
International Mixed Pairs | 12 | ||||||
Japanese National Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||
NHK Cup | 2nd | ||||||
Tokyo Cup | 5 | 2nd | |||||
World Sports Fair | 3rd | 2nd | |||||
1990 | McDonald's American Cup | 3rd | |||||
Beijing Asian Games | 5 | 2nd | |||||
China Cup | 5 | ||||||
Chunichi Cup | 11 | ||||||
Seattle Goodwill Games | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | ||
International Mixed Pairs | 7 | ||||||
Japanese National Championships | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | ||
NHK Cup | 1st | ||||||
Tokyo Cup | 6 | 2nd | |||||
Brussels World Cup Final | 14 | ||||||
World Stars | 3rd | 8 | 3rd | ||||
1991 | Blume Memorial | 17 | 4 | 7 | |||
China Cup | 3rd | 2nd | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
Chunichi Cup | 15 | ||||||
International Junior Championships | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | ||
Japanese National Championships | 1st | ||||||
NHK Cup | 1st | ||||||
Tokyo Cup | 3rd | 3rd | |||||
Indianapolis World Championships | 12 | ||||||
World Sports Fair | 8 | 1st | 7 | 1st | |||
1992 | McDonald's American Cup | 4 | |||||
International Mixed Pairs | 7 | ||||||
Japanese National Championships | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | |||
JPN-USA Dual Meet | 1st | ||||||
Barcelona Olympic Games | 17 | ||||||
Paris World Championships | 24 | 39 | 12 | 19 | |||
1993 | McDonald's American Cup | 7 | |||||
International Mixed Pairs | 11 | ||||||
Japanese National Championships | 2nd | ||||||
JPN-USA Dual Meet | 2nd | 1st | |||||
NHK Cup | 1st | ||||||
Birmingham World Championships | 20 | ||||||
1994 | Hiroshima Asian Games | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||
Japanese National Championships | 7 | 3rd | |||||
NHK World Cup | 3rd | ||||||
Brisbane World Championships | 24 | ||||||
1995 | McDonald's American Cup | 10 | |||||
International Mixed Pairs | 4 | ||||||
NHK Cup | 1st | ||||||
Sabae World Championships | 10 |
*A light red highlight means the ranking is based on qualification results and that the gymnast did not qualify for the all-around or event final.