Takeshi Kato
Encyclopedia
was a Japan
ese gymnast
and Olympic champion.
in Mexico City
where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in floor exercise.
, and Japan won the team competition.
He received bronze medals in vault and floor exercise at the 1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
, and Japan again won the team competition.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
and Olympic champion.
Olympics
Kato competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in floor exercise.
World championships
Kato received a silver medal in vault, and a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1966.-Medals:-All-around:-Team final:- Floor exercise :-Pommel horse:-Rings:-Vault:-Parallel bars:-Horizontal bar:-All-around:- Vault :...
, and Japan won the team competition.
He received bronze medals in vault and floor exercise at the 1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 17th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 1970.-Medals:-All-around:- Floor exercise :-Pommel horse:-Rings:-Vault:-Parallel bars:-Horizontal bar:-Team final:-All-around:- Vault :...
, and Japan again won the team competition.