Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sport Studies - Juntendo University, Japan
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Konami Sports Club [Japan]
Coach
Hiroyuki Kato [club, father], JPN; Hisashi Mizutori [national], JPN (nhk.or.jp, 05 May 2016)
Sporting relatives
His father Hiroyuki Kato is a former gymnast and was a national coach for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He is currently a head coach at Konami Sports Club. His mother was also a gymnast and his younger brother is also competing in the sport. (sankei.jp.msn.co, 05 May 2012; big020.com, 06 May 2012; news.livedoor.com, 16 May 2015)
International senior debut
2011 for Japan, in Goyang, Korea (jpn-gym.or.jp, 09 Sep 2013)
Injuries
In August 2015 he sprained ligaments in his left ankle after landing from the vault at the All Japan Students Tournament. (hochi.co.jp, 23 Aug 2015; nikkansports.com, 13 Oct 2015)
In 2013 he injured his shoulder after a wire on the rings apparatus snapped during training. (nikkansports.com, 19 May 2013)
National Team
2011 (jpn-gym.or.jp, 09 Sep 2013)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age nine. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 19 Aug 2011)
Reason for taking up the sport
His father Hiroyuki was a gymnastics coach and he was playing at a gymnasium when he was kid. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 19 Aug 2011)
Additional information
General
PASSPORT PROBLEM
He forgot to bring his passport to the airport on the day that the Japanese team were departing for the 2015 World Championships. He had to take another flight by himself later the same day. (nikkansports.com, 13 Oct 2015)
Last update : 2016-09-23
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