Birthplace: Nagasaki, Japan
Born: Jan. 3, 1989
Coach: Hiroyuki Kato
OLYMPIC MEDALS
Gold – all-around (2012, 2016), team (2016)
Silver – all-around (2008), floor exercise (2012), team (2008, 2012)
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Gold – all-around (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015), floor exercise (2011), horizontal bar (2015), parallel bars (2013), team (2015)
Silver – Floor exercise (2010), horizontal bar (2014), team (2010, 2011, 2014)
Bronze – Floor exercise (2013), horizontal bar (2011, 2013), parallel bars (2010)
– Uchimura, the son of two gymnasts, took up the sport at the age of three.
– He has won a record six consecutive world all-around gold medals.
– Overall, he is the holder of seven Olympic and 19 world medals.
– Uchimura has matched compatriot Sawao Kato with a record three Olympic medals in the men’s individual all-around.
(Source: Japan Gymnastics Association)
(Reporting by Chris Gallagher; Editing by Alison Williams)
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