is a former Japanese

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. He invented and named the skill on Horizontal bar known as the Yamawaki. Yamawaki competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

and won the bronze medal in the team final. He also won a bronze medal in the still rings event at the 1985 world championships

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1957 births Living people Japanese male artistic gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Gymnasts at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Asian Games silver medalists in gymnastics Asian Games bronze medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese sportsmen Competitors at the 1979 Summer Universiade FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan FISU World University Games silver medalists for Japan FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Japan Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics {{Japan-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub