Kasumi Takahashi

Kasumi Takahashi (born 6 May 1980) is a Japanese-Australian former individual rhythmic gymnast who lives in Los Angeles, California, United States. She won the all-around and all four event titles at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

Early life Takahashi was born to an Australian mother and a Japanese father in Tokyo, Japan. She lived in Sydney and Melbourne for four years of her life before her family moved to the United States for her father's work.

At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Takahashi won all five individual gold medals – ball, rope, clubs, ribbon and the all-around title – and the team silver medal, along with her teammates Leigh Marning and Katie Mitchell. The fact that she represented Australia without having lived there for much of her life was a subject of controversy at the time, which Takahashi described as difficult for her to deal with, as she was born with Australian citizenship and had family who lived there.

She competed at the 1995 World Championships, where she placed 47th.