Kōhei Uchimura
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan | ||
| Men's Artistic Gymnastics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2008 Beijing | Team |
| 2008 Beijing | All-Around |
| 2012 London | Team |
 | 2012 London | All-Around |
| World Championships | ||
| 2011 Tokyo | All-Around |
| 2011 Tokyo | Floor |
| 2010 Rotterdam | All-Around |
| 2009 London | All-Around |
| 2011 Tokyo | Team |
| 2010 Rotterdam | Team |
| 2010 Rotterdam | Floor |
 | 2011 Tokyo | High Bar |
| 2010 Rotterdam | Parallel bars |
| Gymnastics World Cup/Series | ||
| 2010 Paris | High bar |
| 2008 Tianjin | Floor |
| 2010 Paris | Still rings |
| 2008 Madrid | Floor |
| 2007 Paris | Vault |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Uchimara.
Kōhei Uchimura (内村航平, Uchimura Kōhei; born January 3, 1989) is a Japanese athlete. He is best known as a gymnast.[1]
Career
[change | change source]Kohei Uchimura has won the world championships in gymnastics for three years — 2009, 2010 and 2011.[2]
Uchimura was part of a team which won the team silver medal in gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
He also won the gold medal in the Olympic men’s all-around event in gymnastics.[4]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), Kohei Uchimura Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-28.
- ↑ Katayama, Lisa. "The Near Perfection of Kohei Uchimura," New York Times (US). July 20, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.
- ↑ Eccles, Louise. "Robbed! Heartbreak for GB gymnasts as they are handed historic silver medal then bumped down to bronze after Japanese appeal," Daily Mail (UK). 30 July 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.
- ↑ Macur, Juliet. "Uchimura Rises Above the Rest, Again," New York Times (US). August 1, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Kohei Uchimura at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique Archived 2011-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Beijing Olympics profile
- Kohei Uchimura at Tokyoweekender.com
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