is a retired Japanese gymnast. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won five gold, four silver and four bronze medals. Ono was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1960 Olympics, and took the

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at the 1964 Games. In 1998, he was inducted into the

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Personal life

In 1958 he married

Kiyoko Ono was a Japanese politician and gymnast. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a team bronze medal in 1964. Political career Ono won the election in 1986 and was one of the members in the House of Councillors for 1986 to 2007. Whi ...

, a fellow Olympic gymnast. They have two sons and three daughters; the first two children were born between 1961 and 1963 while both parents were actively competing.(in Japanese
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Japanese Olympic Committee

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