Akinori Nakayama
Akinori Nakayama (Japanese中山 彰 规Akinori Nakayama, born March 1, 1943 in Aichi Prefecture ) is a former Japanese gymnast. He participated in the Olympic Games in Mexico (1968 ) and Munich ( 1972) and won six gold medals. On 21 May 2005, he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
Sporting successes
Akinori Nakayama was the most successful male participants of the Olympic Games in 1968. Overall, he won at the Olympic Games six times gold medals, two silver and two bronze medals (10 medals). He is on the all-time best list of Olympic Summer Games in 18th place and is after his compatriot Sawao Katō the most successful Asian athletes at the Games (as of 2013). In addition to Olympic glory he was seven -time world champion.
Olympic success
1968
- Gold with the team
- Gold on the rings
- Gold on the high bar
- Gold on the parallel bars
- Silver on the ground
- Bronze in the all around
1972
- Gold with the team
- Gold on the rings
- Silver on the ground
- Bronze in the all around