Akinori Nakayama

Akinori Nakayama
Personal information
Country represented	Japan
Born	March 1, 1943 (1943-03-01) Nagoya
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Olympic Games Gold 1968 Mexico City Team Gold 1968 Mexico City Rings Gold 1968 Mexico City Parallel bars Gold 1968 Mexico City Horizontal bar Gold 1972 Munich Team Gold 1972 Munich Rings Silver 1968 Mexico City Floor exercise Silver 1972 Munich Floor exercise Bronze 1968 Mexico City All-around Bronze 1972 Munich All-around

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.

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
• List of multiple Olympic medalists