Yukio Endo (gymnast)

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Japan Japan
Men’s Gymnastic
Olympic Games
Gold 1960 Rome Team
Gold 1964 Tokyo All-around
Gold 1964 Tokyo Parallel bars
Gold 1964 Tokyo Team
Gold 1968 Tokyo Team
Silver 1964 Tokyo Floor exercise
Silver 1968 Tokyo Vault

Yukio Endo (born January 18, 1937 in Akita-ken) is a Japanese gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion.

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[edit] Olympics

He won gold medals with the Japanese team in three Olympics, in 1960, 1964 and 1968.[1][2][3] At the the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he also received two individual gold medals, in parallel bars, and in individual all-around.[2].

[edit] World championships

Endo received six individual medals at the 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, including a gold medal in floor exercise, and Japan also won the team competition.[4] He received two individual silver medals at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and Japan won the team competition.[4]

[edit] National championships

He became four times Japanese all-around champion.

[edit] Awards

Endo was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1999.[4] He received the Japanese Emperor's Medal in 1996.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 1, 2008)
  2. ^ a b "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 1, 2008)
  3. ^ "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 1, 2008)
  4. ^ a b c d Yukio Endo – Japan. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved on April 2, 2008.


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