is a retired Japanese

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. At the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

in Tokyo, he won gold medals in the rings and team all-around events. Individually he finished eighth all around. At the 1970 World Championship he won a bronze medal at the horizontal bar, as well as a team gold. Later he became a coach and lead the Japanese team at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

and the 1978 World Championships. He also became a physical education professor at

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, and was inducted into the

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in 2004.

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* * * * 1940 births Living people People from Tanabe, Wakayama Sportspeople from Wakayama Prefecture Japanese male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan Academic staff of Nihon University Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub