Yukio Endo

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Yukio Endo
— Gymnast —

Yukio Endo in 1966
Personal information
Born (1937-01-18)January 18, 1937
Akita City, Akita-ken, Japan
Died March 25, 2009(2009-03-25) (aged 72)
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 58 kg (128 lb)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics

Yukio Endo (遠藤 幸雄 Endō Yukio, January 18, 1937 – March 25, 2009) was a Japanese artistic gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion. He was part of the first Japanese team that succeeded to win gold medals in the team event at the Summer Olympics (1960) and World Championships (1962). In 1964 he won the first individual all-around Olympic gold medal for Japan. He was the flag bearer at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Olympics

He won gold medals with the Japanese team in three Olympics, in 1960, 1964 and 1968.[2][3][4] At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he also received two individual gold medals, in parallel bars, and in individual all-around.[3][5]

World championships

Endō received six individual medals at the 1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, including a gold medal in floor exercise, and Japan also won the team competition.[6] He received two individual silver medals at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and Japan won the team competition.[6]

National championships

Yukio Endo in 1966

Endō was a four-time Japanese all-around Men's Gymnastic champion.

Biography and awards

Endo was born in a family of pharmacists, but his mother died from tuberculosis when he was nine. He studied at Akita Technical High School and than at the Tokyo University of Education (now the University of Tsukuba), graduating in 1959. He later worked as assistant instructor of physical education at Nihon University.[1]

He retired after the 1968 Olympics to become a gymnastics coach and eventually professor at Nihon University. He also coached the national team at the 1972 Olympics, acted as director of the Japanese Olympic Committee and was twice appointed as vice-president of the Japan Gymnastic Association. In 1996, he received the Japanese Emperor's Medal, and in 1999 induced into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[6][1]

He died of esophageal cancer.

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Martin Childs (May 16, 2009) Yukio Endo: Gymnast who won five gold medals at the Olympic Games. The Independent
  2. ↑ "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 1, 2008)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 1, 2008)
  4. ↑ "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 1, 2008)
  5. ↑ Yukio Endo. sports-reference.com
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Yukio Endo – Japan". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 3, 2012. 
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Individual All-Around
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Parallel Bars
Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics - Men's Team All-Around
   

1904:  United States (USA)
1908:  Sweden (SWE)
1912:  Italy (ITA)
1920:  Italy (ITA)
1924:  Italy (ITA)

1928  Switzerland (SUI)
1932  Italy (ITA)
1936  Germany (GER)
1948  Finland (FIN)
1952  Soviet Union (URS)

1956  Soviet Union (URS)
1960  Japan (JPN)
1964  Japan (JPN)
1968  Japan (JPN)
1972  Japan (JPN)

1976  Japan (JPN)
1980  Soviet Union (URS)
1984  United States (USA)
1988  Soviet Union (URS)
1992  Unified Team (EUN)

1996  Russia (RUS)
2000  China (CHN)
2004  Japan (JPN)
2008  China (CHN)
2012  China (CHN)

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