Nickname
Yamamu (konamisportsclub.jp, 31 Mar 2016)
Hobbies
Playing darts. (konamisportsclub.jp, 31 Mar 2016)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Physical Education - Nippon Sport Science University, Yokohama, JPN
Club
Konami Sports Club [Japan]
Coach
Hiroyuki Kato [club], JPN; Hisashi Mizutori [national], JPN (konamisportsclub.jp, 24 May 2016; sports-biz.co.jp, 22 Jan 2016)
International senior debut
2006 for Japan, in Ukraine (jpn-gym.or.jp, 13 Sep 2013)
Injuries
He fractured his left foot while landing in the vault event at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and had to return to Japan for two separate surgeries on the foot. (london2012.nikkansports.com, 06 Aug 2012; bylines.news.yahoo.co.jp, 21 Jul 2015)
He suffered a lower back injury when he was a teenager that stopped him from competing for 18 months. (mainichi.jp, 19 Oct 2011)
National Team
2007 (jpn-gym.or.jp, 13 Sep 2013)
Start sporting career
He began the sport in second grade of primary school in Koga, Japan. (city.ibaraki-koga.lg.jp, 01 Jul 2013)
Reason for taking up the sport
He became interested in the sport after watching it on television. (konami.co.jp, 12 May 2012)
Hero / Idol
Japanese gymnast Hiroyuki Tomita. (konami.co.jp, 12 May 2012)
Additional information
Awards
He received the Ibaraki Prefecture Special Achievement Award in 2012. (pref.ibaraki.jp, 19 Feb 2015)
He was given the Soka Citizen Special Award in 2012. (city.soka.saitama.jp, 05 Oct 2012)
Last update : 2016-09-23
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