Koji Yamamuro

Koji Yamamuro (山室 光史, Yamamuro Kōji, born January 17, 1989 in Koga, Ibaraki) is a Japanese gymnast.[2] He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in 2012 (London) and gold in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).

Koji Yamamuro
Country represented Japan
Born (1989-01-17) January 17, 1989
Koga, Ibaraki
HometownKoga, Ibaraki
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubKONAMI
Head coach(es)Hiroyuki Kato
Assistant coach(es)Yoghiaki Hatakeda, Koji Gushiken
Former coach(es)Naoya Tsukahara

Career

Yamamuro won the bronze medal in men's all-around at the 2011 World Championships.[3]

Yamamuro competed for the national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's artistic team all-around. In the team final, he injured his ankle on the vault event, and had to be helped off.[3] He had qualified for the individual all-around final, but due to the injury was unable to compete. This gave a chance for his teammate Kazuhito Tanaka to compete[4] - he had ranked behind Yamamuro and Kōhei Uchimura and had not qualified due to the 2-per-country rule.

Yamamuro also participated in the 2012 American Cup.[5]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Yamamuro had won an Olympic gold medal as part of the Japanese men's artistic gymnastics national squad on the all-around team event. In that event final, Yamamuro contributed to two apparatuses on pommel horse and still rings with scores of 13.900 and 14.866 respectively.

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