Arthur Mariano
Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano (born 18 September 1993) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast and a member of the Brazilian national team. He participated in the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, placing fourth in the horizontal bar and 12th all-around.[5][6] He won the bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[7] He is the 2019 World Champion on horizontal bar.[8]
Early life
Mariano was born in 1993, in Campinas, to a Brazilian father and a Japanese Brazilian mother.[9] He practiced judo in a club as a child, following his father's footsteps. Mariano changed his mind after watching a gymnastics class.[10]
After his parents' divorce, Mariano moved with his mother to São Paulo, where he entered in a gymnastics team in another club. When he was eleven, Mariano joined Esporte Clube Pinheiros. Mariano won the Brazilian Child Gymnastics Championship when he was fourteen.[10]
Controversy
In 2015, Mariano and fellow gymnasts Felipe Arakawa and Henrique Flores were suspended from the Brazilian national team for a month, after publishing a Snapchat video in which they made racist jokes addressed at another teammate, Afro-Brazilian gymnast Ângelo Assumpção.[11]
Mariano published another video apologizing for the incident. After his teammate had won the bronze medal at 2016 Olympics, Assumpção said: "I don't keep a grudge on him. We are close friends. I am very proud of Nory. I just hope he behaves like a medal winner outside the arena too."
Modeling career
Besides being a professional gymnast, Mariano is also an internationally signed model.[12] In 2019, Mariano is the face of Philippine-based international clothing brand BENCH's men's wear campaign in Brazil and Latin America.[12][13][14]
Personal life
On October 28, 2021, Mariano revealed in an Instagram post that he is in a relationship with broadcast media marketing analyst João Otávio Tasso.[15][16][17]
References
- Nicole, Nguyen. "We Need To Talk About This Brazilian Gymnast Right Now". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- Arthur Nory. cob.org.br
- Arthur Mariano Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- Arthur Mariano Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- "2015 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Arthur Mariano". 2015worldgymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- "Nory fica em 4º na barra fixa em mais um dia de show de Biles e Uchimura". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 1 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- "Brazil's Hypolito, Nory take silver and bronze in men's floor exercise". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- "Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2019 | Day 10 as it happened". Olympics. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- Scott Bregman. (21 November 2020).Gymnast Arthur Nory dreams of honouring his Japanese heritage with high bar success at Tokyo Olympics. Retrieved 23 November 2022
- "Bronze no Rio, Arthur Nory começou no judô e contrariou plano do pai - Olimpíada no Rio | Folha". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "O passado racista de Nory o assombra no dia da sua primeira medalha". EL PAÍS (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- "5 Things to Know About Arthur Nory Mariano".
- "On an olympic high with Conor Dwyer, Arthur Nory and Bench". The Philippine STAR.
- "What Filipino athletes can learn from Olympic medalists Arthur Nory and Conor Dwyer".
- "Brazilian Olympic gymnast comes out & unveils new boyfriend in adorable video". LGBTQ Nation. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- Buzinski, Jim (2021-11-23). "Brazilian gymnast Arthur Nory says he has a boyfriend". Outsports. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- Milton, Josh (2021-11-26). "Olympic gymnast Arthur Nory and his adorable boyfriend are serious couple goals". PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
External links
- Media related to Arthur Mariano at Wikimedia Commons