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 ...

and Olympic champion. He was part of the first Japanese team that succeeded to win gold medals in the team event at the Summer Olympics (1960) and World Championships (1962). In 2008 he was inducted to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Olympics

Tsurumi competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in Rome where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in pommel horse."1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Gymnastics"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 3, 2008) At the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

in Tokyo he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and silver medals in individual all-around, pommel horse, and parallel bars."1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Gymnastics"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)

World Championships

Tsurumi received a silver medal in individual all-around at the

1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1966. During these championships, the first-ever double somersault was performed (on men's floor exercise?). Results Medals Men Team competition A ...

, and Japan won the team competition.

References

1938 births Living people Japanese male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Japan Olympic gold medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in gymnastics Nippon Sport Science University alumni {{Japan-Olympic-medalist-stub Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Gymnasts from Tokyo 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people