Takashi Ono
Takashi Ono was a Japanese artistic gymnast who won 13 Olympic medals, including five golds, across the 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1964 Games.
1952 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Helsinki, Finland, from July 19 to August 3, 1952. Ono made his Olympic debut in Helsinki and won a bronze medal in the team competition.
Artistic gymnastics: A gymnastics discipline in which athletes perform choreographed routines on apparatus judged for execution and difficulty. Ono competed across the apparatus and all-around events of this Olympic discipline.
Masao Takemoto: A Japanese artistic gymnast who won seven Olympic medals between 1952 and 1960. Takemoto was Ono’s Japanese teammate and shared the national team’s Olympic success.
Japan at the Olympics: The history of Japan’s participation and results at the Olympic Games. Ono’s medals were central to Japan’s early postwar success in Olympic gymnastics.
1956 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Melbourne, Australia, from November 22 to December 8, 1956. Ono won four medals in Melbourne, including his first Olympic gold.
Gymnastics all-around: A gymnastics competition combining scores from multiple apparatus to rank competitors across the full program. Ono’s all-around results measured his ability across events rather than on one apparatus.
Shuji Tsurumi: A Japanese artistic gymnast who won five Olympic medals between 1960 and 1968. Tsurumi represents the next generation of Japanese gymnasts competing alongside Ono.
Japan men's national artistic gymnastics team: The team representing Japan in international men's artistic gymnastics competitions. Ono helped the team win Olympic gold in 1960 and 1964.
1960 Summer Olympics: The Summer Olympic Games held in Rome, Italy, from August 25 to September 11, 1960. Ono won six medals in Rome, his largest haul at a single Olympics.
Horizontal bar: A gymnastics apparatus consisting of a high metal bar used for swinging, release, and regrasp skills. Ono won Olympic gold on the horizontal bar in 1956.