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| Full name | Genki Suzuki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-02-24)February 24, 1997 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States (2018–2019, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Mark Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genki Suzuki (born February 24, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast and coach. He is a former member of theUnited States men's national artistic gymnastics team.
Suzuki was born on February 24, 1997, in Okinawa, Japan, to Yoko and Yoshikazu Suzuki. He moved to the United States with his family when he was eight years old.[1] He lived inAnn Arbor, Michigan andIowa City, Iowa before settling inNorth Wales, Pennsylvania.[1] As a teen, he was able to obtain hisgreen card. He attendedWissahickon High School and later enrolled at theUniversity of Oklahoma to pursue gymnastics.
Suzuki, despite possessing a green card, was unable to compete in theUSA Gymnastics National Championships which blocked his path from also representing the United States in international competition.[1] Once he became a citizen in April 2018, he competed in the2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and was named to the United States national team shortly afterward.[1] His first international assignment was at the2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships where he won two gold medals, one for the pommel horse and one for the team all-around. He laterrepresented the United States at the2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru and he won a silver medal in theteam event.[2] He also won the silver medal both in the floor exercise and in the men's artistic team all-around event.[2]
Domestically, Suzuki competed for theOklahoma Sooners men's gymnastics team. The team won the 2016, 2017, and 2018NCAA men's gymnastics championships with a second-place finish in 2019. He also was the2021 Winter Cup horizontal bar champion.
He is currently an assistant coach with Oklahoma.
