- Yukio Endo (gymnast)
Infobox Gymnast
gymnastname= Yukio Endo
imagesize=150px
caption=
fullname=
altname=
nickname=
country=
formercountry=
birthdate= birth date and age|1937|01|18
birthplace=Akita-ken
hometown=
residence=
deathdate=
deathplace=
height=
discipline=MAG
level=
natlteam=
club=
gym=
collegeteam=
headcoach=
assistcoach=
formercoach=
choreographer=
music=
eponymousskills=
retired=
medaltemplates=Yukio Endo (born
January 18 ,1937 in Akita-ken) is a Japanese artistic gymnast, Olympic champion and world champion.Olympics
He won gold medals with the Japanese team in three Olympics, in 1960, 1964 and 1968. [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=15&sp=GYM "1960 Summer Olympics – Rome, Italy – Gymnastics"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on April 1, 2008)] [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=16&sp=GYM "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Gymnastics"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on April 1, 2008)] [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=GYM "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Gymnastics"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on April 1, 2008)] At the the
1964 Summer Olympics inTokyo he also received two individual gold medals, in "parallel bars", and in "individual all-around"..World championships
Endo 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.He received two individual silver medals at the1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships , and Japan won the team competition.National championships
He became four times Japanese "all-around" champion.
Awards
Endo was inducted into the
International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1999.cite web | title = Yukio Endo – Japan | work = International Gymnastics Hall of Fame | url = http://www.ighof.com/honorees/honorees_endo.html | accessdate = April 2 | accessyear = 2008 ] He received the Japanese "Emperor's Medal" in 1996.References
]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.