Yasuhiko Takahashi (髙橋靖彦, born May 12, 1985) is a
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese
wheel gymnastics
Wheel gymnastics (German: Rhönradturnen) is a form of gymnastics that originated in Germany. Wheel gymnasts do exercises in a large wheel or hoop known as the Rhönrad, gymnastics wheel, gym wheel, or German wheel, in the beginning also know ...
acrobat. He has won 3 World Champion Titles, 7 Japanese Champion Titles. He also works for the basketball team,
Akita Northern Happinets. At the age of 19, he was injured as a baseball player, and shifted to a wheel athlete. His technique of
fast spinnig is called "Oisa Tornade". Oisa is festival shout of
Kakunodate Matsuri
is a Japanese festival celebrated from 7 to 9 September in Kakunodate, Akita. Its rites centre on Shinmei-sha shrine. As well as a procession and traditional dances, it is celebrated for the ''oyamabayashi'' in which the floats collide into eac ...
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Successes
World Champion
* 2013 Chicago, , All Around
* 2014 Berlin, , with the Japanese National Team
* 2015 Lignano, , All Around
* 2015 Lignano, ,Straightline
* 2015 Lignano, ,Vault
* 2016 Cincinnati, , Straightline
* 2018 Magglingen, , All Around
* 2018 Magglingen, , Vault
* 2018 Magglingen, , Spiral
References
External links
Official site
1985 births
Living people
Akita Northern Happinets
Japanese acrobatic gymnasts
Sportspeople from Akita Prefecture
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