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Shuji Tsurumi (鶴見 修治, Tsurumi Shūji, born January 29, 1938) is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion. He was part of the first Japanese team that succeeded to win gold medals in the team event at the Summer Olympics (1960) and World Championships (1962). In 2008 he was inducted to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[1]
| Shuji Tsurumi | |
|---|---|
 Shuji Tsurumi in 1966 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 29, 1938 Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Japan |
Tsurumi competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and a bronze medal in pommel horse.[2] At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he received a gold medal in team combined exercises, and silver medals in individual all-around, pommel horse, and parallel bars.[3][4]
Tsurumi received a silver medal in individual all-around at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, and Japan won the team competition.[4]
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