Takehiro Kashima

Takehiro Kashima
 Gymnast 
Country represented  Japan
Born July 16, 1980
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Retired December, 2008

Takehiro Kashima (鹿島 丈博 Kashima Takehiro) (born July 16, 1980 in Osaka) is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Kashima won a gold medal in the team all-around and a bronze medal in pommel-horse at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won a silver medal in the team all-around.

World championships

Kashima won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Debrecen. At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim he won a gold medal in high bar, a gold medal in pommel horse, and a bronze medal with Japan in the team final. He won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.

References

  1. "2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 4, 2008)

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