Ryohei Kato
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| Ryohei Kato | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ryohei Kato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 9, 1993 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ryohei Kato (born 9 September 1993) is a Japanese gymnast.[ 1] He competed for the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's artistic team all-around.
Career
Kato together with Japanese teammates ( Hiroki Ishikawa, Shogo Nonomura, Yusuke Tanaka and Chihiro Yoshioka ) competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan where Team Japan won the bronze medal. He won gold in Floor and bronze in Horizontal Bar final. Kato competed at the 2013 World Championships along with Kohei Uchimura, Kenzo Shirai, Koji Yamamuro,Kohei Kameyama and Kazuhito Tanaka. He competed in the all around final and placed second, nearly two points behind team mate Uchimura.
Personal life
Kato is the son of Hiroyuki Kato, a coach of Japan National team for gymnastics.[2]
References
- ↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ GYMNASTICS/ Coach guides son, athletes in bid for Olympic gold
External links
- Ryohei Kato at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
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