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, world champion and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Kashima won a gold medal in the ''team all-around'' and a bronze medal in ''pommel-horse'' at the

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, he won a silver medal in the ''team all-around''.

World championships

Kashima won a bronze medal in ''pommel horse'' at the

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. At the

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he won a gold medal in ''high bar'', a gold medal in the ''pommel horse'', and a bronze medal with Japan in the team final. He won a bronze medal in ''pommel horse'' at the

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