Takashi Ono (gymnast) explained

Takashi Ono
Birth Date:26 July 1931
Birth Place:Noshiro, Akita, Empire of Japan[1]
Height:1.6m (05.2feet)
Weight:58kg (128lb)
Discipline:MAG

is a retired Japanese gymnast. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won five gold, four silver and four bronze medals, making him the most decorated Japanese athlete and fourth-most decorated gymnast in Olympic history by number of total medals won.[1] Ono was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1960 Olympics, and took the Olympic Oath at the 1964 Games.[2] In 1998, he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[3]

Personal life

In 1958, Ono married Kiyoko Ono, a fellow Olympic gymnast. They have two sons and three daughters; the first two children were born between 1961 and 1963 while both parents were actively competing.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Takashi Ono . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042208/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/on/takashi-ono-1.html . 2020-04-17.
  2. http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1964 IOC 1964 Summer Olympics
  3. Web site: TAKASHI ONO . International Gymnastics Hall of Fame . October 1, 2012.
  4. (in Japanese) 第1章 体操との出会い. Japanese Olympic Committee
  5. Book: 読売新聞大阪本社運動部. 1996. ja:ザ・ヒーロー戦後スポーツの40人. 読売新聞. 4-643-96076-0. ja.