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Naoya Tsukahara (Japanese:塚原 直也 Tsukahara Naoya, born June 25, 1977) is a former Japanese artistic gymnast and 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist [1] now coaching and competing for Australia. He is the son of the former Japanese gymnast, Mitsuo Tsukahara, who was also a multiple gold medalist in the Olympic Games during the 1960s and 70s.[2] He competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics as well as many World Championships for team Japan from 1996 until 2006. In 2009, he moved to Australia, gaining citizenship in 2012, and currently represents Australia's national gymnastics team, most recently competing at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

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Naoya Tsukahara
Country represented	Japan  Australia
Born	(1977-06-25) June 25, 1977 (age 45) Nagasaki, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team all-around World Championships 1999 Tianjin All-around 1999 Tianjin Parallel bars 1997 Lausanne All-around 1997 Lausanne Parallel bars 2003 Anaheim Team all-around 2006 Aarhus Team all-around

Competitive History

Late 1990s

Naoya participated at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. The Japanese team finished 10th in the team final. Individually, Naoya qualified into the all-around final and finished 12th in the final.^{[citation needed]}

Although Naoya did not get any medal in the 1996 Olympics, he had been quite successful after that. In the 1997 World Championships, he won two bronze medals in the all-around and on parallel bars. In the 1999 World Championships, he had pushed himself to a higher level of success, winning silver medals in all-around and on parallel bars.

2000 Summer Olympics

Following his successes at the World Championships, Naoya eventually came to his second Olympic Games, the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. This time the Japanese gymnastics team was edged by the Russian team for a bronze medal. Individually, Naoya qualified 6th and 10th into the horizontal bar and all-around final respectively. He finally finished 18th in all-around final, and a fall in the horizontal bar final made him come last, with a score of 8.825.

2001–2003

After the 2000 Summer Olympics, Naoya could not regain his form of 2000. In addition, there were some fabulous gymnasts rose in Japan, including Hiroyuki Tomita, Isao Yoneda and Takehiro Kashima. Naoya's character in the national team changed from an all-around competitor into an anchor for the Japanese gymnastics team.

In the 2003 World Championships, Naoya made it into the all-around and parallel bars finals, finishing 7th in the all-around while his teammate, Hiroyuki Tomita, won a bronze in that event. Individually, Naoya placed 4th on his strongest event, parallel bars with a score of 9.675.

2004 Summer Olympics

Naoya made the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece. The Japanese team showed strong performances and eventually won the team gold medal. Naoya placed 4th on floor exercise in prelim with a 9.725, the same score of his teammates, Isao Yoneda and Daisuke Nakano^{[citation needed]}. However, the tie-breaker policy favoured his two teammates into the final. He did not qualify into the all-around final.

After the 2004 Summer Olympics

Naoya was 27 when the Olympics in Athens wrapped, which was an age considered 'old' for gymnastics. Nevertheless, he kept competing. He won a bronze medal with the team in the 2006 World Championships^{[citation needed]} but could not make the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was still competing as of Summer 2010.

Competing For Australia

In 2009, he moved to Australia, competing and winning at the 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2013 Australian National Gymnastics Championships, and winning 2nd place behind Joshua Jefferis in 2012.[3] In 2012, he gained Australian citizenship, allowing him to compete representing Australia in international competitions.[4] However, the process was not completed in time for qualification to the 2012 Olympic Games. In 2013, he competed at the 2013 World Championships, narrowly missing the all-around finals, but premiering two new variations of the V-cross on still rings. FIG later announced the Li Ning 2 to V-cross as the "Tsukahara," named after the athlete.[5] This rare honor for a gymnast is one his father also experienced multiple times. He also competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK.

In March 2016, Tsukahara retired.[6]

References

External links

• Official site(in Japanese)
• Naoya Tsukahara at the International Gymnastics Federation

На других языках

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- [en] Naoya Tsukahara

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[fr] Naoya Tsukahara

Naoya Tsukahara (en japonais, 塚原 直也 Tsukahara Naoya, né le 25 juin 1977 à Nagasaki) est un gymnaste japonais.

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[it] Naoya Tsukahara

Naoya Tsukahara (Nagasaki, 25 giugno 1977) è un ginnasta giapponese campione olimpico nel concorso a squadre ai Giochi Olimpici di Atene 2004. È figlio di due ginnasti: il pluricampione olimpico Mitsuo Tsukahara e Chieko Oda.

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[ru] Цукахара, Наоя

Наоя Цукахара (яп. 塚原 直也 Наоя Цукахара, род. 25 июня 1977) — японский гимнаст, олимпийский чемпион в командном первенстве 2004 года и многократный призёр чемпионатов мира по спортивной гимнастике.[1] Его отец — легендарный гимнаст Мицуо Цукахара, многократный олимпийский чемпион.[2] В 2009 году переехал жить и работать в Австралию, гражданином которой он является с 2012 года. Последний раз выступал за национальную сборную Австралии на Играх Содружества в Глазго в 2014.

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