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Takehiro Kashima

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Takehiro Kashima
Born (1980-07-16) July 16, 1980 (age 46)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
College team
Juntendo University
RetiredDecember 2008
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensPommel horse
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 AnaheimHorizontal bar
Gold medal – first place2003 AnaheimPommel horse
Bronze medal – third place2002 DebrecenPommel horse
Bronze medal – third place2003 AnaheimTeam
Bronze medal – third place2005 MelbournePommel horse
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanPommel horse

Takehiro Kashima (鹿島 丈博, Kashima Takehiro; born July 16, 1980 in Osaka) is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.

Olympics

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Kashima won a gold medal in the team all-around and a bronze medal in pommel-horse at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won a silver medal in the team all-around.

World championships

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Kashima won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Debrecen. At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim he won a gold medal in high bar, a gold medal in the pommel horse, and a bronze medal with Japan in the team final. He won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.

References

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  1. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 4, 2008)
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