(born 21 August 1986, in

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous cit ...

) 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 a member of the 2008 Olympic team that won the silver medal. He was the 2nd best Japanese gymnast in the qualifying round and 5th overall but was replaced in the all around final by Hiroyuki Tomita.

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1986 births Living people Japanese male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Japan Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Sapporo Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub