Takuji Hayata

Japanese artistic gymnast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Takuji Hayata (早田 卓次, Hayata Takuji; born October 10, 1940) is a retired Japanese gymnast. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he won gold medals in the rings and team all-around events. Individually he finished eighth all around.[1] At the 1970 World Championship he won a bronze medal at the horizontal bar, as well as a team gold.[2][3]

Born (1940-10-10) October 10, 1940 (age 85)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Country
represented
Japan Japan
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Takuji Hayata
Takuji Hayata at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1940-10-10) October 10, 1940 (age 85)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Japan Japan
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoRings
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 LjubljanaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1970 LjubljanaHorizontal bar
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Later he became a coach and lead the Japanese team at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1978 World Championships. He also became a physical education professor at Nippon University, and was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2004.[4]

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