Akinori Nakayama中山彰規 | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Japan |
Born | Nagoya, Japan | March 1, 1943
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Medal record Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team 1968 Mexico City Rings 1968 Mexico City Parallel bars 1968 Mexico City Horizontal bar 1972 Munich Team 1972 Munich Rings 1968 Mexico City Floor exercise 1972 Munich Floor exercise 1968 Mexico City All-around 1972 Munich All-around World Championships 1966 Dortmund Team 1966 Dortmund Floor 1966 Dortmund Horizontal bar 1970 Ljubljana Team 1970 Ljubljana Floor 1970 Ljubljana Rings 1970 Ljubljana Parallel bars 1966 Dortmund Rings 1970 Ljubljana Horizontal bar 1966 Dortmund All-around 1966 Dortmund Vault 1970 Ljubljana All-around |
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]
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]
See also
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
- List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
- List of multiple Olympic medalists
- List of Olympic medal leaders in men's gymnastics
References
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- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Akinori Nakayama. sports-reference.com
- ^ "AKINORI NAKAYAMA". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Japanese male artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts of Japan
- Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- World champion gymnasts
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Sportspeople from Nagoya
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in gymnastics
- Universiade gold medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade