Takehiro Kashima

Takehiro Kashima
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1980-07-16) July 16, 1980 Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
College team	Juntendo University
Retired	December 2008
Medal record Olympic Games Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team competition Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Pommel horse World Championships Gold medal – first place 2003 Anaheim Horizontal bar Gold medal – first place 2003 Anaheim Pommel horse Bronze medal – third place 2002 Debrecen Pommel horse Bronze medal – third place 2003 Anaheim Team Bronze medal – third place 2005 Melbourne Pommel horse Asian Games Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Pommel horse

Takehiro Kashima (鹿島 丈博, Kashima Takehiro, born July 16, 1980 in Osaka) is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Kashima won a gold medal in the team all-around and a bronze medal in pommel-horse at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won a silver medal in the team all-around.

World championships

Kashima won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Debrecen. At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim he won a gold medal in high bar, a gold medal in pommel horse, and a bronze medal with Japan in the team final. He won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.

External links

• Takehiro Kashima at the International Gymnastics Federation