Yukio Iketani
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese gymnast
and Olympic medalist.
in Seoul
.
He received a silver medal in floor exercise and a bronze medal in team all-around 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona
.
in Stuttgart
.
and won in the event "Hand walk".
He participated in four SASUKE
tournaments. He cleared the first stage but went out on the second stage in the first tournament. He returned to participate in the 20th tournament but went out on the Log Grip in the first stage. Iketani participated in SASUKE 24 and failed the log grip again. He was then invited in SASUKE 25 where he was able to clear the Rolling Log and the Jump Hang but suddenly was taken out by the Bridge Jump.
He is the brother of SASUKE veteran Naoki who made 15 tournament appearances.
He represented Democratic Party
as a proportional candidate
in the Summer 2010 House of Councillors election
but lost.
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 medalist.
Olympics
Iketani received a bronze medal in floor exercise and in team all-around 1988 Summer Olympics1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
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He received a silver medal in floor exercise and a bronze medal in team all-around 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
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World championships
Iketani received a bronze medal in horizontal bar at the 1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 25th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Stuttgart, West Germany, in 1989 from October 14 to October 22.The scoring rule New Life was introduced for the first time ever...
in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
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Other facts
Yukio participated in Kinniku BanzukeKinniku Banzuke
a.k.a. Unbeatable Banzuke was a weekly Japanese television program and the premier sports entertainment variety show of the Tokyo Broadcasting System . Its successors were and . They succeeded by Muscle Musical...
and won in the event "Hand walk".
He participated in four SASUKE
Sasuke (TV series)
Sasuke is a Japanese sports entertainment television special in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four stage obstacle course. An edited version, renamed Ninja Warrior, is screened in at least 18 other countries....
tournaments. He cleared the first stage but went out on the second stage in the first tournament. He returned to participate in the 20th tournament but went out on the Log Grip in the first stage. Iketani participated in SASUKE 24 and failed the log grip again. He was then invited in SASUKE 25 where he was able to clear the Rolling Log and the Jump Hang but suddenly was taken out by the Bridge Jump.
He is the brother of SASUKE veteran Naoki who made 15 tournament appearances.
He represented Democratic Party
Democratic Party of Japan
The is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
as a proportional candidate
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
in the Summer 2010 House of Councillors election
Japanese House of Councillors election, 2010
The for the upper house of the legislature of Japan were held on July 11, 2010. In the last election in 2007, the Liberal Democratic Party lost its majority to the Democratic Party of Japan , which managed to gain the largest margin since its formation in 1996. The House of Councillors is...
but lost.