Takashi Ono (gymnast)
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Takashi Ono at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | July 26, 1931 Noshiro, Akita, Empire of Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Takashi Ono (小野 喬, Ono Takashi; born July 26, 1931) 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]
See also
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic medalists
- List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists
- List of Olympic medal leaders in men's gymnastics
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takashi Ono". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ IOC 1964 Summer Olympics. olympic.org
- ^ "TAKASHI ONO". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ (in Japanese) 第1章 体操との出会い. Japanese Olympic Committee
- ^ 読売新聞大阪本社運動部 (1996). ザ・ヒーロー戦後スポーツの40人 (in Japanese). 読売新聞. ISBN 4-643-96076-0.
External links
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- Takashi Ono at the International Gymnastics Federation
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- Takashi Ono at Olympedia