Akinori Nakayama
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's artistic gymnastics | |||
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| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Team | |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Rings | |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Parallel bars | |
| Gold | 1968 Mexico City | Horizontal bar | |
| Silver | 1968 Mexico City | Floor exercise | |
| Bronze | 1968 Mexico City | All-around | |
| Gold | 1972 Munich | Team | |
| Gold | 1972 Munich | Rings | |
| Silver | 1972 Munich | Floor exercise | |
| Bronze | 1972 Munich | All-around | |
Akinori Nakayama (中山 彰規 Nakayama Akinori?, born 1943-03-01 in Nagoya) is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of Chukyo University.
Winning six gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals, Nakayama was an important factor in the Japanese men's gymnastics team winning the team competition in the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympic games. (Overall, Japan has won the team competition in 5 consecutive olympic games--1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976).
Nakayama was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ AKINORI NAKAYAMA. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
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