Takashi Ono (gymnast)

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, making him the most decorated Japanese athlete and fourth-most decorated gymnast in Olympic history by number of total medals won.^[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]

This article is about the Japanese gymnast. For the Japanese judoka, see Takashi Ono (judoka). For the mathematician, see Takashi Ono (mathematician).

The native form of this personal name is Ono Takashi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Takashi Ono
Takashi Ono at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1931-07-26) July 26, 1931 (age 93) Noshiro, Akita, Empire of Japan[1]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Japan
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 1962 Prague Horizontal bar 1962 Prague Team 1958 Moscow Parallel bars 1958 Moscow Floor 1958 Moscow All-around 1958 Moscow Team 1958 Moscow Vault

Personal life

In 1958, Ono 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 multiple Summer Olympic medalists
• List of Olympic medal leaders in men's gymnastics