Kōhei Uchimura

Kōhei Uchimura (内村航平, Uchimura Kōhei, born January 3, 1989) is a Japanese athlete. He is best known as a gymnast.[1]

Kōhei Uchimura
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Men's Artistic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2008 BeijingAll-Around
2012 LondonTeam
2012 LondonAll-Around
World Championships
2011 TokyoAll-Around
2011 TokyoFloor
2010 RotterdamAll-Around
2009 LondonAll-Around
2011 TokyoTeam
2010 RotterdamTeam
2010 RotterdamFloor
2011 TokyoHigh Bar
2010 RotterdamParallel bars
Gymnastics World Cup/Series
2010 ParisHigh bar
2008 TianjinFloor
2010 ParisStill rings
2008 MadridFloor
2007 ParisVault
In this Japanese name, the family name is Uchimara.

Career

Kohei Uchimura has won the world championships in gymnastics for three years — 2009, 2010 and 2011.[2]

Uchimura was part of a team which won the team silver medal in gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

He also won the gold medal in the Olympic men’s all-around event in gymnastics.[4]

References
  1. SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), Kohei Uchimura Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-28.
  2. Katayama, Lisa. "The Near Perfection of Kohei Uchimura," New York Times (US). July 20, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.
  3. Eccles, Louise. "Robbed! Heartbreak for GB gymnasts as they are handed historic silver medal then bumped down to bronze after Japanese appeal," Daily Mail (UK). 30 July 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.
  4. Macur, Juliet. "Uchimura Rises Above the Rest, Again," New York Times (US). August 1, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.

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