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.[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.