Takashi Chinen (知念孝, Chinen Takashi, born March 25, 1967) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a bronze medal in Barcelona as part of the Japanese men's gymnastic team. Chinen is a specialist in the pommel horse.
| Takashi Chinen 知念孝 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 25, 1967 Ishikawa, Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Pommel horse | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented | Japan | ||||||||||||||
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Chinen was born in Ishikawa, a former city that is now a district of Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture. He is the father of Yuri Chinen (born 1993), an actor, dancer, voice actor, talent, singer and member of the idol group Hey! Say! JUMP.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Takashi Chinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2012.
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