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Akinori Nakayama (中山 彰規, Nakayama Akinori, born March 1, 1943) is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. Nakayama was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, and is a graduate of Chukyo University in Nagoya. Nakayama is one of only two gymnasts to become an Olympic Champion in rings twice, the first to do so being Albert Azaryan.[1]

The native form of this personal name is Nakayama Akinori. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Akinori Nakayama
中山彰規
Akinori Nakayama in 1966
Personal information
Country represented Japan
Born (1943-03-01) March 1, 1943 (age 79)
Nagoya, Empire of Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico CityTeam
1968 Mexico CityRings
1968 Mexico CityParallel bars
1968 Mexico CityHorizontal bar
1972 MunichTeam
1972 MunichRings
1968 Mexico CityFloor exercise
1972 MunichFloor exercise
1968 Mexico CityAll-around
1972 MunichAll-around
World Championships
1966 DortmundTeam
1966 DortmundFloor
1966 DortmundHorizontal bar
1970 LjubljanaTeam
1970 LjubljanaFloor
1970 LjubljanaRings
1970 LjubljanaParallel bars
1966 DortmundRings
1970 LjubljanaHorizontal bar
1966 DortmundAll-around
1966 DortmundVault
1970 LjubljanaAll-around

He won six medals at the World Championships in 1966, including three gold medals in the team all-around, the floor exercise and the horizontal bar. Two years later, with four gold, one silver and one bronze medals he became the most successful male athlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1970, he won another four world titles: in team competition, on rings, floor and parallel bars. He won four more medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

After retirement he was the vice-president of the Japanese Gymnastics Federation.[2] He also served as a gymnastics coach at his alma mater, Chukyo University.[1] In 2005, he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[3]


Competitive history


Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
1965
Summer Universiade
1966
World Championships
1967
All Japan Championships
NHK Trophy
Summer Universiade
1968 All Japan Championships
Olympic Games125
1969 NHK Trophy
1970 All Japan Championships
NHK Trophy
World Championships6
1971 All Japan Championships
1972
Summer Olympics71255

See also



References


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  1. "中山彰規" [Akinori Nakayama]. Nihon Jinmei Daijiten (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Akinori Nakayama". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  3. "AKINORI NAKAYAMA". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2007.

На других языках

- [en] Akinori Nakayama

[fr] Akinori Nakayama

Akinori Nakayama (中山 彰規, Nakayama Akinori?, né le 1er mars 1943 à Nagoya) est un gymnaste japonais.

[it] Akinori Nakayama

Akinori Nakayama, in giapponese: 中山 彰規 (Nakayama Akinori?), (Nagoya, 1º marzo 1943), è un ex ginnasta giapponese, sei volte campione olimpico nella ginnastica artistica.

[ru] Накаяма, Акинори

Акино́ри Накая́ма (яп. 中山 彰規 Накаяма Акинори, 1 марта 1943, Нагоя, преф. Айти, Япония) — японский гимнаст, шестикратный олимпийский чемпион, семикратный чемпион мира, вице-президент Японской Ассоциации гимнастики.


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