Ryōhei Katō

Ryōhei Katō (加藤 凌平, Katō Ryōhei, born 9 September 1993) is a Japanese gymnast.[2] He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in 2012 (London) and gold in 2016 (Rio de Janeiro).

Ryōhei Katō
Full nameRyōhei Katō
Country represented Japan
BornSeptember 9, 1993 (1993-09-09) (age 30)
Numazu, Shizuoka Japan
HometownSōka, Saitama, Japan
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior
College teamJuntendo University
Head coach(es)Hiroyuki Kato
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 GlasgowTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 AntwerpAll-around
Silver medal – second place2014 NanningTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 NanningParallel bars
American Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 NewarkAll-around
Silver medal – second place2015 ArlingtonAll-around
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 KazanFloor exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2013 KazanHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place 2013 KazanTeam

Career

Kato together with Japanese teammates (Hiroki Ishikawa, Shogo Nonomura, Yusuke Tanaka, and Chihiro Yoshioka) competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan where Team Japan won the bronze medal. He won gold in Floor and bronze in Horizontal Bar final. Kato competed at the 2013 World Championships along with Kōhei Uchimura, Kenzo Shirai, Koji Yamamuro, Kohei Kameyama, and Kazuhito Tanaka. He competed in the all around final and placed second, nearly two points behind teammate Uchimura.

Personal life

Kato is the son of Hiroyuki Kato, a coach of Japan National team for gymnastics.[3]

References
  1. "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. "Ryohei Kato". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  3. GYMNASTICS/ Coach guides son, athletes in bid for Olympic gold Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine


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