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Kohei Uchimura
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Data nasterii: 03 - 01 - 1989
Locul nasterii: Nagasaki (Japan)
A inceput gimnastica la 3 ani in clubul sportiv detinut de parintii sai.
Se antreneaza cu Naoya Tsukahara - campionul olimpic de la Atena.
A castigat aurul la sol in cadrul competitiei de la Tianjin (mai anul acesta) si medalia de argint la individual compus - JO 2008 Beijing.
Cateva articole:
Not only JapanUchimura surges to silver medal, surpassing Tomita as Japan's gymnastics star
EmailWritten by Okinawa on Aug-15-08 2:24am
From: www.hdrjapan.com
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BEIJING (AP) -- The silver medal around Kohei Uchimura's neck might seem misplaced to many Japanese. They likely expected that Hiroyuki Tomita, the team's top all-around gymnast, would be the countryman up on the Olympics podium.
Tomita, the 2005 world champion, finished fourth, while his teenage teammate with little international experience wound up second to China's Yang Wei.
Although the margin between Yang and 19-year-old Uchimura was the gymnastics equivalent of a canyon -- 2.6 points -- that doesn't detract from Uchimura's performance.
Uchimura built up to the silver after a horrendous pommel horse routine earned him just 13.275 points, by far his lowest mark. That score was almost a point lower than what he managed in Saturday's qualifying.
"I think I was in a very bad situation," he said through a translator. "I thought, `I won't be able to get a medal.' Therefore, at that moment, I didn't think anything except for continuing the competition."
Which he did stylishly. And steadily, until he had overcome South Korea's Yang Tae-young and Russia's Sergei Khorokhordin to grab the silver by nailing his parallel bars and high bar routines.
"Now that I've won the silver medal," he said, "I feel very happy."
His parents left Wednesday and missed his big day. But it was no less exciting.
"Whether my parents are here or not, it will not affect my performance," he said.
Uchimura has never even been to a world championships. The youngest member of the team, he was second in the Japanese nationals this year.
By contrast, the veteran Tomita won a team gold medal with Japan in 2004 and also was second at the 2006 worlds to Yang. He clearly seemed the strongest medal threat from Japan when the games began.
Asked if he would like to succeed Tomita as Japan's leader and become a role model in his nation, Uchimura smiled widely.
"I'm only 19 years old," he said.
"He is my idol. He is very strict with himself during training and he won't give up easily on small details. He will try his best to overcome his obstacles.
"I adore him."
And all of Japan will surely now adore Uchimura.
Voi incerca sa le si traducGymnast Uchimura takes silver in men's individual combination
EmailWritten by Okinawa-Japan on Aug-15-08 7:13pm
From: www.hdrjapan.com
BEIJING -- Gymnast Kohei Uchimura captured the silver medal in the men's individual combination at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, becoming the first Japanese medalist in the event in 24 years.
Uchimura, 19, achieved the feat in his first ever Olympics following Koji Gushiken, gold medalist in the event at the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1984 and the current manager of the Japanese men's gymnastics team.
Although Uchimura fell twice during the pommel horse, he recovered in the later components and performed perfectly on the horizontal bar.
"I kind of thought that I might get a medal, but I cannot believe (that I really did)," said the boyish Uchimura.
"Sooner or later, Uchimura will have his era, not only in Japan, but also in the world," said Mitsuo Tsukahara, general manager of the Japanese gymnastics team and an Olympic gold medalist.
Uchimura started gymnastics at age 3. He became a member of Japan's national team when he was a high school student and is participating in the Olympics as a sophomore at Nippon Sport Science University.
While more gymnasts in the world nowadays have given up on mastering every aspect and concentrate on particular components, Uchimura said, "I want to stick to the six components. From now on, I want to lead Japan's gymnastics."
Japan's favored gymnast in the men's individual combination, Hiroyuki Tomita, finished a disappointing fourth.
Ce credeti va reusi sa se impuna la urmatoarele jocuri olimpice? Stiu ca e un pic cam devreme pentru o astfel de intrebare..dar ne putem da cu parerea nu
Sau va fi o stea care va apune la fel de repede precum a rasarit ?
PS: Sper sa pastrati threadul.Promit sa mai trec pe aici^_^