Takashi Mitsukuri
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![]() Takashi Mitsukuri in 1966 | |
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Born | Toyama, Japan | February 19, 1939
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
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Takashi Mitsukuri (三栗 崇, Mitsukuri Takashi, born February 19, 1939) is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion.
Mitsukuri competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.[1] At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he again received a gold medal in team combined exercises with the Japanese team.[2] Individually, he performed best on the pommel horse, finishing in fourth and sixth place in 1960 and 1964, respectively.[3]
Mitsukuri received a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and Japan won the team competition. He received a bronze medal in horizontal bar at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and Japan won the team competition again.
His wife Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri is also a retired Olympic gymnast.[3]
References
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- ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
- ^ "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Gymnastics" Archived 2007-09-04 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
- ^ a b Takashi Mitsukuri. sports-reference.com
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