Nickname
Yasu (aspota.jp, 24 Aug 2008)
Occupation
Athlete, Human Resources
Education
Physical Education - Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences: Osaka, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Venture Bank: Japan
Sporting relatives
His father Takeshi was a trampoline gymnast who competed at elite level, and became a coach. (ytv-athlete.jp, 04 Aug 2018; sankei.com, 24 Jul 2018)
Injuries
He sustained plantalgia [pain in the sole of his foot] in his right foot for two months ahead of the 2015 World Cup in France. (sankei.com, 15 Aug 2015; blog.livedoor.jp, 06 Oct 2015)
He sustained injuries to his leg and shoulder at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (sankei.com, 24 Jul 2018)
Start sporting career
He took up gymnastics at age three in Osaka, Japan.
Reason for taking up the sport
He was influenced by his father, who was a trampoline gymnast.
Ambitions
To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Twitter profile, 16 Oct 2019)
Awards
He received the Best Athletic Team award at the 2011 Yomiuri Newspaper Sports Merit Award Ceremony. (s-rights.co.jp, 13 Aug 2012)
He received an Excellence Award for international competitions at the 2008 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Awards Ceremony. (s-rights.co.jp, 13 Aug 2012)
In 2007 he received the Olympic Encouragement Award at the Asahi TV Big Sports Awards in Japan. (sgolab.or.jp, 11 Jun 2017)
Additional information
RETIREMENT AND COMEBACK
He retired from competition in February 2016 after he was not included in the national team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, but returned in 2017. "I was hurt when I didn't qualify for the 2016 Games, so I wanted to quit the sport. However I was motivated again on my way back to Japan from Rio de Janeiro where I worked as a commentator. I had a chance to talk with Chinese trampoline gymnast Dong Dong on the plane, and he told me, 'You must compete at the 2020 Olympic Games as it will be in Tokyo'. As I heard this from an Olympic gold medallist, it lit my fire." (nikkansports.com, 26 Oct 2018; sankei.com, 24 Jul 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Apr 2018; mainichi.jp, 24 Feb 2016)
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