Sena Tomita (冨田 せな, Tomita Sena, born 5 October 1999) is a Japanese snowboarder. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics,[1] and the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in the halfpipe event.[2]

Sena Tomita
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Myoko, Niigata, Japan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Women's Snowboarding
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Aspen Superpipe

Life and career

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In 2022, Tomita won a gold medal in the halfpipe event at the 2022 Winter X Games In Aspen.[3]

For the 2022-2023 season, she announced she would not compete due to health issues.[4]

Her younger sister is snowboarder Ruki Tomita.

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Profile: Sena TOMITA - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Sena TOMITA". olympics.com.
  3. ^ "Japan's Tomita stuns Mastro to win gold in Winter X Games". South China Morning Post. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Snowboarding: Japan's Olympic halfpipe medalist Sena Tomita to miss season". Kyodo News+. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023.