Takashi Ono

Takashi Ono
— Gymnast —
Takashi Ono at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	July 26, 1931 Noshiro, Akita, Japan[1]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Representing  Japan Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Horizontal bar 1960 Rome Horizontal bar 1960 Rome Team 1960 Rome Vault 1964 Tokyo Team 1956 Melbourne All-around 1956 Melbourne Pommel horse 1956 Melbourne Team 1960 Rome All-around 1952 Helsinki Vault 1956 Melbourne Parallel bars 1960 Rome Parallel bars 1960 Rome Rings World Championships 1958 Moscow Team 1958 Moscow All-around 1958 Moscow Floor 1958 Moscow Parallel bars 1958 Moscow Vault 1962 Prague Team 1962 Prague Horizontal bar

Takashi Ono (小野 喬 Ono Takashi, born July 26, 1931) is a retired Japanese gymnast. He competed at the 1952, 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won five gold, four silver and four bronze medals.^[1] Ono was the flag bearer for Japan at the 1960 Olympics, and took the Olympic Oath at the 1964 Games.^[2] In 1998 he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.^[3]

Family

In 1958 he married Kiyoko Ono, a fellow Olympic gymnast. They have two sons and three daughters, the first two children were born between 1961 and 1963 while both parents were actively competing.^[4][5]

See also

• List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
• List of multiple Olympic medalists
• List of Olympic medal leaders in men's gymnastics

References

1. Takashi Ono. sports-reference.com
2. IOC 1964 Summer Olympics. olympic.org
3. "TAKASHI ONO". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
4. 第1章　体操との出会い. Japanese Olympic Committee (interview in Japanese)
5. 読売新聞大阪本社運動部 (1996). ザ・ヒーロー戦後スポーツの40人 (in Japanese). 読売新聞. ISBN 4-643-96076-0.