Athlete

Moerz Alissa

Mattersburg, Austria

- cm / - kg

Info

Hobbies

Shopping, watching movies. (nikkansports.com, 16 Dec 2016)

Occupation

Student

Education

Asian Studies - Kokushikan University, Japan

Spoken languages

Japanese, Russian

Club

Aeon Sports Club [JPN] / Kokushikan University [JPN]

Coach

Rika Yamamoto [Kokushikan University], JPN; Hiroko Yamasaki [national], JPN (kokushikan-rg.com, 25 Apr 2018; joc.or.jp, 06 Aug 2016; nhk.or.jp, 22 Nov 2017)

International senior debut

2013 for Japan, World Championship in Kiev, Ukraine (nikkansports.com, 16 Oct 2013)

Injuries

She sustained an injury to the sole of her left foot in April 2016. (jiji.com, 10 Apr 2016)

National Team

2013 (nhk.or.jp, 05 Jun 2016)

Start sporting career

She began the sport at age four in Chiba, Japan. (mainichi.jp, 07 Jan 2016)

Reason for taking up the sport

She was influenced by a friend. (city.chiba.jp, 02 Jun 2015)

Ambitions

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (number.bunshun.jp, 12 Mar 2018)

Trainings

She trains for 10 months in a year in Russian Federation. She trains up to four hours a day. (number.bunshun.jp, 12 Mar 2018)

Hero / Idol

Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgenia Kanaeva. (number.bunshun.jp, 12 Mar 2018)

Awards

In 2018 she received the Big Sports Prize for Olympic Encouragement at the TV Asahi Big Sports Awards in Japan. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 11 Jan 2018)

In 2013 she was given an Excellence Award by Chiba Prefecture in Japan. (pref.chiba.lg.jp, 2013)

Additional information

General
RARE MEDAL
She became the second Japanese rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in an individual event at the world championships when she finished third in the hoop event at the 2017 World Championships in Pesaro, Italy. Compatriot Mitsuru Hiraguchi won a gold medal in the hoop event in 1975. (sankei.com, 31 Aug 2017)

Last update : 2018-05-03