Arthur Mariano

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Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano (born 18 September 1993) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast and a member of the Brazilian national team.[5] He is a three-time Olympian, having represented Brazil at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic Games.[6] He is the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist on floor exercise[7] as well as the 2019 World Champion and 2022 World bronze medalist on horizontal bar.[8]

FullnameArthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano[1]
Alternative name
Arthur Nory
Born (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 32)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
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Arthur Mariano
Mariano in 2016
Personal information
Full nameArthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano[1]
Alternative name
Arthur Nory
Born (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 32)
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Brazil Brazil
(2011–present)
ClubPinheiros
Head coach(es)
Cristiano Albino (personal)
Marcos Goto (national)[4]
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Early life

Mariano was born in 1993, in Campinas, to a Brazilian father and a Japanese Brazilian mother.[9] He practiced judo in a club as a child, following his father's footsteps. Mariano changed his mind after watching a gymnastics class.[10]

After his parents' divorce, Mariano moved with his mother to São Paulo, where he entered in a gymnastics team in another club. When he was eleven, Mariano joined Esporte Clube Pinheiros. Mariano won the Brazilian Child Gymnastics Championship when he was fourteen.[10]

Controversy

In 2015, Mariano and fellow gymnasts Felipe Arakawa and Henrique Flores were suspended from the Brazilian national team for a month, after publishing a Snapchat video in which they made racist jokes addressed at another teammate, Afro-Brazilian gymnast Ângelo Assumpção.[11]

Modeling career

Besides being a professional gymnast, Mariano is also an internationally signed model.[12] In 2019, Mariano is the face of Philippine-based international clothing brand BENCH's men's wear campaign in Brazil and Latin America.[12][13][14]

Personal life

On 28 October 2021, Mariano revealed in an Instagram post that he is in a relationship with broadcast media marketing analyst João Otávio Tasso.[15][16][17]

Competitive history

References

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