Takashi Mitsukuri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Takashi Mitsukuri

gymnast

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1939

Place of Birth: Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Takashi Mitsukuri

  • Takashi Mitsukuri (?? ?, Mitsukuri Takashi, born February 19, 1939) is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion. Mitsukuri competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises.
  • At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he again received a gold medal in team combined exercises with the Japanese team.
  • Individually, he performed best on the pommel horse, finishing in fourth and sixth place in 1960 and 1964, respectively.Mitsukuri received a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and Japan won the team competition.
  • He received a bronze medal in horizontal bar at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and Japan won the team competition again. His wife Taniko Nakamura-Mitsukuri is also a retired Olympic gymnast.

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