Rin Keys (born 23 September 2008) is an American rhythmic gymnast of Japanese descent. She is the first to win a World Championship medal for the United States.

Career

In June 2021 Rin debuted into the national team at the 2021 Junior Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, where she won gold in teams and bronze in the All-Around, with ball and with clubs.

Rin Keys

The following year she won gold in teams, in the All-Around, with ball and with ribbon as well as silver with hoop at the Pan American Championships.

Rin Keys

In 2023 at the Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, she won gold in teams, in the All-Around, with hoop and with ball, silver with clubs and bronze within ribbon. In July she was selected for the Junior World Championships in Cluj-Napoca along Megan Chu, Erika Rusak and the junior group. She won an historical bronze medal in the clubs final, becoming the first rhythmic gymnast from the US to win a World Championships medal at either junior and senior levels.

Rin Keys

References

2008 births

Living people

American rhythmic gymnasts

21st-century American women

Medalists at the Junior World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

American sportspeople of Japanese descent

Japanese emigrants to the United States

People from the San Fernando Valley

Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics Pan American Championships