Takuji Hayata
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese gymnast
and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo where he received a gold medal in rings
, and a second gold medal when Japan won the team all-around
competition.
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. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo where he received a gold medal in rings
Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's rings
The men's rings was a gymnastics event contested as part of the Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.-Medalists:-Preliminary:...
, and a second gold medal when Japan won the team all-around
Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's team competition
The men's team competition was a gymnastics event contested as part of the Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.-Medalists:-Results:...
competition.