Yukio Endo (gymnast)

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gymnastname= Yukio Endo

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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 in Tokyo 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 the 1966 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.

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