Shigeru Kasamatsu

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Japan Japan
Men’s Gymnastic
Olympic Games
Gold 1972 Munich Team
Silver 1972 Munich Parallel bars
Bronze 1972 Munich Horizontal bar
Bronze 1972 Munich Floor exercise

Shigeru Kasamatsu (born July 16, 1947) is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.

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[edit] Olympics

Kasamatsu received a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, a silver medal in parallel bars, and bronze medals in floor exercise and horizontal bar.[1]

[edit] World championships

At the 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Kasamatsu received three individual gold medals, in all-around, floor exercise and vault, as well as winning the team competition with Japan.

At the 1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships he received an individual gold medal in horizontal bar and a silver medal in floor exercise, and Japan again won the team competition.

At the 1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships he received a silver medal with Japan in the team competition.

[edit] The Kasamatsu vault

The Kasamatsu vault is named after him.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany Mexico – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
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NAME Kasamatsu, Shigeru
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Japanese gymnast
DATE OF BIRTH 16 July 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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