Midway through the third qualification round at the 2017 world championships in montreal, kohei uchimura, the defending olympic champion who recently revealed he eats just one meal a day after his. Kohei uchimura 3 time world champion from universal sports duration. Kohei uchimura story bio, facts, home, family, auto, net. Rio 2016 male gymnasts break new ground in rio 26 oct 2016 rio 2016 comaneci. Aug 11, 2016 kohei uchimura survived a challenge to his gymnastics supremacy on wednesday sealing a second straight allaround olympic gold with a daring display of acrobatics. Max whitlock using youtube to help beat gymanstics kingpin kohei uchimura like most 23yearolds, max whitlock will spend his leisure time on his mobile, watching endless videos on youtube. He is a seventime olympic medalist, winning three golds and four silvers, and a twentyonetime world medalist. He became the fourth male gymnast from japan to grab allaround gold and the first since his. Aug 10, 2016 japanese gymnast kohei uchimuras quest for his second straight allaround gold headlines day 5 in rio, which also features mens soccer, tennis, table tennis, swimming and more.
Kohei uchimura triple twisting double layout highbar dismount ferchencko. Uchimura, the twotime olympic individual allaround gold medalist. Kohei uchimura training the bretschneider for tokyo 2020 source. January 3, 1989 in kitakyushu, fukuoka, japan affiliations. A seventime medallist at the games, the japanese ace is also a sixtime individual allaround world champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts of. Rating is available when the video has been rented.
Kohei uchimura bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. The most impressive gymnast in rio is not simone bilesits japans kohei uchimura quartz skip to. Kohei uchimura new gymnastics element g value on high bar quad twisting double back skt. Kouhei uchimura 2006 all japan junior gymnastics duration. He has been married to chiho uchimura since november 11, 2012. Kohei uchimuras world championship streak snapped by ankle. Kohei uchimura retains gold at rio 2016 as max whitlock. Kohei uchimura repeats in the allaround, by a fraction of a. Kohei uchimura bio, facts, family famous birthdays. All kohei uchimura medal routines at rio 2016 athlete. Browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Nippon sport science university, tokyo jpn konami sc, tokyo jpn country. Twotime olympic allaround champion kohei uchimura jpn, who sprained his right ankle last month, competed three events only in. Japans kohei uchimura just beats oleg verniaiev to repeat as.
Januar 1989 in kitakyushu, prafektur fukuoka ist ein japanischer kunstturner. No more questioning that kohei uchimura is greatest. Best magic show in the world genius rubiks cube magician americas got talent duration. I watched a youtube video of a young japanese gymnast competing. Kohei uchimura found on reuters 4 years ago sports winning today was totally different from my other victories because this is the first time i have won an allaround gold after winning the team title, so that i why i was so happy after the competition today. Kohei uchimura was already the greatest mens gymnast of his eraand maybe any otherwhen he arrived at the olympic arena on monday. King koheis championship reign ended by injury the japan times. Aug 10, 2016 the brilliant kohei uchimura retained his legend as the worlds greatest gymnast on wednesday, but only after the most severe test of his powers in nearly a decade. Kohei uchimura, kohei uchimura, one of the greatest male gymnasts of all time, added to his legacy at the 2012 olympic games in london by winning the gold medal in the individual allaround competition. Nice kohei uchimura documentary community gymnasticbodies. The first time he attempted the skill he nailed it. Kohei uchimura added two gold medals to his career collection at rio 2016, becoming the first male gymnast to retain the olympic artistic individual allaround title in 44 years.
His six world titles are twice that of anyone else. Japan exults as kohei uchimura, gymnast called the king. Aug 21, 2016 a young kohei uchimura wasnt a gymnastics legend yet before they were superstars duration. Kohei uchimura, aa final 2015 glasgow artis duration. A highlight package will be uploaded to the fig youtube channel each day, while. Nov 01, 20 four consecutive allaround world titles and an olympic gold medal have made the name kohei uchimura synonymous with greatness. Kohei uchimura, uchimura kohei, born january 3, 1989 is a japanese gymnast. Kohei uchimura, who is bidding to become the first gymnast in more than 40 years to win backtoback olympic allaround gold medals, has revealed the cost of his pokemon go addiction almost. Kohei uchimura on floor at the 2018 nhk cup youtube.
Aug 12, 2016 kohei uchimura accomplished something that hasnt been done in more than 40 years. The most impressive gymnast in rio is not simone bilesits. Jul, 2012 kohei uchimura, on his way to winning allround silver in beijing, is expected to take gold at london 2012. Kohei uchimura was born on january 3, 1989 in kitakyushu, japan. Koehi began training to be a gymnast at the tender age of 3 years at his parents, kazuhisa and shuko uchimuras sports club in the nagasaki prefecture. The mens gymnastics competition is going on in rio and its safe to say that these. Aug 11, 2016 kohei uchimura of japan repeated as the mens allaround winner on wednesday night, barely edging oleg verniaiev of ukraine by less than a tenth of a point to become the first man to win backto.
How to follow the artistic gymnastics world championships. Max whitlock using youtube to help beat gymanstics kingpin kohei uchimura. Aug 06, 2016 in addition to his two allaround medals, uchimura has received two silver medals for the mens allaround team events in 2008 and 2012, and a silver medal for the mens floor exercise event in 2012. Kohei uchimura was born on the 3 rd of january in 1989 in kitakyushi, a small town in the fukuoka prefecture in japan. Dylan martinezreuters g ymnastics has not dealt in perfect 10s since nadia. Kohei uchimura jpn 2018 artistic worlds, doha qat youtube. Tyler, the creator, bootsy collins official video duration. Aug 10, 2016 kohei uchimura, who has been the best in the world for seven years, kept his olympic title in the allaround. Oct 03, 2017 kohei uchimura s eightyear reign as the undisputed king of gymnastics came to a dramatic end on monday after the hobbling star was eliminated during quali. The best moments from the 2016 summer olympic games. He is a seventime olympic medalist allaround, team and floor exercise, winning three golds and four silvers, and a twentyonetime world medalist allaround, team, floor, horizontal bar and parallel bars uchimura was already considered by many in artistic gymnastics to be the greatest gymnast. Kouhei uchimura 2006 all japan junior gymnastics youtube. Keep in mind while reading my summary that i dont know a lot about gymnastics yet im just starting to learn and my japanese is not very good.
Mens floor highlights kohei uchimuras unveiling of the extremely rare triple twisting double back a skill competed by only a very small handful of gymnasts. The diminutive star is known for his shyness and reserved nature. But seventime olympic medalist and sixtime world champion uchimura ultimately prevailed with a stuck landing and a final score of 92. Oct 02, 2018 kohei uchimura failed to win his 11th straight national championship on sunday, finishing third behind teenager kakeru tanigawa. Kohei uchimuras secret one meal a day english subtitles. This is an entire post about eye candy, so if you are offended by photos of hot, muscular men, click elsewhere. Kohei uchimura training kovacs and busnari duration. Micheal reid drops gymnastics vlog channel on youtube.
A seventime medallist at the games, the japanese ace is also a sixtime individual allaround world champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. American kristin armstrong took a third gold in cycling a day before turning 43. Enjoy this look back at all of kohei uchimuras medal routines at the 2016 summer olympics in rio. Jul 17, 2012 kohei apparently watched video of this obsessively, visualising himself in the skill with all the details of his gym taken into account. Kohei uchimura, born january 3, 1989 in kitakyushu, fukuoka prefecture is a japanese artistic gymnast. Max whitlock using youtube to help him beat kohei uchimura. Japan gymnast kohei uchimura clinches the allaround title in rio with a superb display on the high bar. Kohei uchimura, a seventime olympic medalist for japan, won the nhk cup mens gymnastics competition for the 10th straight time. Other enthusiasts, like olympic gold medalist and forbes 30 under 30 alumnus kohei uchimura.
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