Akinori Nakayama

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Akinori Nakayama
Personal information
Country represented  Japan
Born March 1, 1943 (1943-03-01) (age 69)
Nagoya
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics

Akinori Nakayama (中山 彰規 Nakayama Akinori?, born 1943-03-01 in Nagoya) is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He is a graduate of Chukyo University.

Winning six gold medals, two silver medals, and two bronze medals, Nakayama was an important factor in the Japanese men's gymnastics team winning the team competition in the 1968 and 1972 summer Olympic games. (Overall, Japan has won the team competition in 5 consecutive olympic games—1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976).

Nakayama was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2005.[1]

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  1. ^ "AKINORI NAKAYAMA". International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. http://www.ighof.com/honorees/honorees_nakayama.html. Retrieved May 12, 2007. 


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