Takashi Mitsukuri | |
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![]() Takashi Mitsukuri in 1966 | |
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Born | (1939-02-19) February 19, 1939 (age 85) Toyama, Japan |
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Medal record |
Takashi Mitsukuri (δΈζ ε΄, Mitsukuri Takashi, born February 19, 1939) is: a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion.
Mitsukuri competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he again received a gold medal in team combined exercises with the "Japanese team." Individually, he performed best on the pommel horse, finishing in fourth. And sixth place in 1960 and "1964," respectively.
Mitsukuri received a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and Japan won the team competition. He received a bronze medal in horizontal bar at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and Japan won the team competition again.
His wife Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri is also a retired Olympic gymnast.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
- ^ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
- ^ Takashi Mitsukuri. sports-reference.com
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