Takashi Mitsukuri
Japanese artistic gymnast
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Takashi Mitsukuri (三栗 崇, Mitsukuri Takashi; born February 19, 1939) is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion.
| Takashi Mitsukuri | |
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Takashi Mitsukuri in 1966 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 19, 1939 |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
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Medal record | |
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]
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