Kōhei Uchimura

is a Japanese athlete.  He is best known as a gymnast.SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), Kohei Uchimura ; retrieved 2012-7-28.

Career
Kohei Uchimura has won the world championships in gymnastics for three years — 2009, 2010 and 2011.Katayama, Lisa.  "The Near Perfection of Kohei Uchimura," New York Times (US). July 20, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.

Uchimura was part of a team which won the team silver medal in gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.Eccles, Louise.  "Robbed! Heartbreak for GB gymnasts as they are handed historic silver medal then bumped down to bronze after Japanese appeal," Daily Mail (UK). 30 July 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.

He also won the gold medal in the Olympic men’s all-around event in gymnastics.Macur, Juliet.  "Uchimura Rises Above the Rest, Again," New York Times (US). August 1, 2012; retrieved 2012-8-3.

Related pages
 Sports in Japan
 Japan at the Olympics
 Ryohei Kato
 Kazuhito Tanaka
 Yusuke Tanaka
 Koji Yamamuro

References

Other websites
 Kohei Uchimura at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique 
 Beijing Olympics profile
 Kohei Uchimura at Tokyoweekender.com

Category:1989 births
Category:Living people
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Japan
Category:Japanese gymnasts
Category:Sportspeople from Fukuoka Prefecture