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| Born | (1989-01-17)January 17, 1989 (age 36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | KONAMI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Hiroyuki Kato | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Yoghiaki Hatakeda, Koji Gushiken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Naoya Tsukahara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Koji Yamamuro (山室 光史,Yamamuro Kōji; born January 17, 1989 in Koga, Ibaraki) is a Japanese gymnast.[2] He has won two Olympic medals in the men's artistic team all-around – silver in2012 (London) and gold in2016 (Rio de Janeiro).
Yamamuro won the bronze medal in men's all-around at the2011 World Championships.[3]
Yamamuro competed for the national team at the2012 Summer Olympics in themen's artistic team all-around. In the team final, he injured his ankle on the vault event and had to be helped off.[3] Although he had qualified for the individual all-around final, he had to withdraw because of his injury and was replaced by his teammateKazuhito Tanaka,[4] who had ranked behind Yamamuro andKōhei Uchimura and had not qualified due to the 2-per-country rule.
Yamamuro also participated in the 2012 American Cup.[5]
At the2016 Summer Olympics inRio de Janeiro, Yamamuro won a gold medal as part of the Japanese men's team. In the event finals, Yamamuro competed on pommel horse and still rings with scores of 13.900 and 14.866 respectively.
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Asian Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's All-Around | |
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Asian Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Rings | |
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