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Kōhei Uchimura
Winning eight consecutive world and Olympic all-around titles.
Six world titles · Olympic all-around gold
- Born
- 3 January 1989
- Birthplace
- Kitakyushu, Japan
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Kōhei Uchimura
Kōhei Uchimura is a Japanese gymnast celebrated for precise execution across all six men’s apparatuses.
Early life
Gymnast parents
Started at his parents’ club at three.
Tokyo training
Moved to Tokyo at fifteen to train with Naoya Tsukahara.
Career
- 2007–2008
Senior breakthrough
Joined Japan’s national squad and won Olympic all-around silver.
- 2009–2016
All-around dominance
Won every world and Olympic all-around title in this period.
- 2022
Retirement
Retired after injuries increasingly limited his competition programme.
Achievements
Six world titles
Won six consecutive world all-around championships.
Olympic all-around gold
Won in London and defended his title in Rio.
Team gold
Helped Japan regain the Olympic team title.
Beyond gymnastics
Family
His sister Haruhi also competed in gymnastics.
Watches
Has described collecting watches as an interest.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Rick McCharles from Calgary, Canada. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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