, (born 22 July 1980 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese

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

. He was part of the Japanese team that won the gold medal in the team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the team to win the silver medal in the team event at the

2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 40th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle (sometimes shortened to Schleyer-Halle) is an indoor arena located in Stuttgart, Germany. The capacity of the arena is nea ...

. At that competition, he also won three individual bronze medals, winning them in the all-around, the floor exercise, and the horizontal bar. He is currently a professor at Keio University, Shonan Fujisawa Campus.

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* 1980 births Living people Japanese male artistic gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Olympic gymnasts of Japan Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan People from Shizuoka (city) Nippon Sport Science University alumni Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 2002 Asian Games Gymnasts at the 2006 Asian Games Gymnasts at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people {{Artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub