Nao Ojima

is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2025 Junior World parallel bars champion and all-around silver medalist.

Early life Ojima was born in Aomori Prefecture in 2008. He began gymnastics when he was six years old.

Gymnastics career

Junior: 2023–2025 Ojima began attending the prestigious gymnastics school, Seifu High School, in 2023. He competed domestically that year, finishing twenty-eighth at the All-Japan Junior Championships. He made his international debut at the 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where Japan finished twelfth in the junior division and Ojima finished thirty-first in the all-around. At the 2024 All-Japan Junior Championships, Ojima finished sixth.

Ojima had a breakout year in 2025. In June he competed at the 2025 Junior Asian Championships where he helped Japan win team gold. Individually he won gold in the all-around and on floor exercise and horizontal bar. In August he placed first in the all-around at the All-Japan Junior Championships. In November, Ojima competed at the 2025 Junior World Championships alongside Taiki Kakutani and Eijun Yasui; together they won silver behind China. Individually Ojima won silver in the all-around behind neutral athlete Arsenii Dukhno, bronze on pommel horse, and tied for gold on parallel bars alongside Colombian Camilo Vera.

Senior: 2026–present Ojima became age-eligible for senior level competition in 2026. He made his senior international debut at the 2026 DTB Pokal Team Challenge where he helped Japan finish second behind the United States. Individually he won gold in the all-around ahead of Yul Moldauer, won silver on horizontal bar, and bronze on floor exercise. At the All-Japan Championships, Ojima finished twelfth in the all-around but earned the second highest score on floor exercise. At the 2026 NHK Trophy, he finished ninth.

Competitive history +Competitive history of Nao OjimaYearEvent 2023 All-Japan Junior Championships 28 All-Japan Team Championships 14 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 12 All-Japan Junior Championships 6 Japanese National Sports Festival 7 2025 Junior Asian Championships 6 6 7 All-Japan Junior Championships Japanese National Sports Festival All-Japan Team Championships 9 Junior World Championships 6 2026 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 4 5 All-Japan Championships 12 NHK Trophy 9