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| Nickname(s) | Mr. Infinite Stamina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-08-07)7 August 2001 (age 23) Narita, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Juntendo University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Juntendo University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Headcoach(es) | Hiroyuki Tomita(club) Hisashi Mizutori(national) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daiki Hashimoto (橋本 大輝,Hashimoto Daiki, born 7 August 2001) is aJapanese artistic gymnast. Widely regarded as the successor ofKohei Uchimura,[1] he won two gold medals at the2020 Summer Olympics, inall-around andhorizontal bar, as well as a silver inteam.[2] His Tokyo individual gold medal win made him the youngest Olympic All-Around champion, at age 19 years, 355 days.[3] At theworld championships, he has also won 3 golds, 5 silvers, and 1 bronze.[4][5]
Hashimoto became a member of theJapan men's national gymnastics team in 2019, while he was still studying atFunabashi Municipal High School. He has represented Japan in every major competition since then.
Hashimoto competed at the World Championships inStuttgart,Germany, where his team placed third all around.[6] On the pommel horse, he finished in 9th place, and on the horizontal bar, he finished in 4th place.
Hashimoto's breakthrough arrived when he became the national all-around champion. His score of 88.532 was the highest of 2021 until being surpassed by Zhang Boheng's 88.565 result at the Chinese Olympic Trials. One month later, Hashimoto participated in NHK Trophy, and despite only achieving the second highest score of the night, he still won the title because the tournament also used the scores of All Japan AA Championships for the final results. In June, Hashimoto achieved another victory at theAll Japan Event Championships. With such impressive performances, he was later selected inJapan men's national gymnastics team competing at theOlympics.
At theOlympics, Hashimoto competed inteam event withKazuma Kaya,Takeru Kitazono,Wataru Tanigawa & won the silver with only 0.103 points behind theROC team.[7][8][2] He also won two gold medals inall-around andhorizontal bar,[2] making him the most successful male gymnast inTokyo with three medals — two golds and one silver. Being just 10 days before turning 20, Hashimoto also becameJapan's second youngest and one of only two teenage male gymnasts in history to accomplish that feat afterKenzō Shirai, who won team gold six days younger in 2016. This would also include by default Hashimoto becoming the youngest Japanese gymnast to win Olympic gold on theall-around andhorizontal bar events. In the men's individual floor exercise and pommel horse event finals, Hashimoto would place eleventh and ninth.
At the2021 World Championships inKitakyushu, Hashimoto was the top qualifier on the men's individual all-around and horizontal bar, but only earned two silver medals on those events. He also placed fourth in the parallel bars, and withdrew from floor and pommel horse, despite qualified for the finals.
At the 2022 All-Japan all-around championships in late April, Hashimoto successfully defended his title, leading in bothqualification & final. He also won the NHK Trophy, despite multiple falls in pommel horse & horizontal bar. In June, Hashimoto participated inAll-Japan event championships, competing in floor, pommel horse, parallel bars & horizontal bar. He had previously qualified in rings but withdraw later. Infloor, he won the bronze, while inpommel horse &horizontal bar finals, he made several falls & only achieved 7th & 6th place respectively. In parallel bars, he made mistakes at thequalification & did not advance to thefinal.
Later in late August, Hashimoto achieved the highest AA score of the year, getting 88.331 at theAll-Japan Student Championships. He also won every gold & silver at every event.
Hashimoto was selected to representJapan at theWorld Championships inLiverpool after winning theNHK Trophy. Despite a fall at the pommel horse in qualification, he still made it to AA, FX & HB finals. In men's team final,Japanese men made a few serious mistakes & ended up with the silver, losing the title toChina. However, Hashimoto managed to win the all-around championship, reversing the2021 result. He was also the runner-up in floor & horizontal bar, with only 0.033 & 0.100, respectively, behind the eventual champions.
Hashimoto and his teammates fromJuntendo University failed to defend the title at theAll-Japan Team Championships, where he made serious falls in his pommel horse and parallel bars routines, as well as underperformed in floor, vault and horizontal bar. His all-around score was only 81.364, the lowest since 2019.
Hashimoto started the 2023 season with 2 gold and a silver at the2023 DTB Pokal Stuttgart, where he won the Mixed Cup and horizontal bar events, while being the runner-up at Men's Team Challenge. Later in April, he successfully defended theAll-Japan All-Around Championships crown and became the 10th male gymnast to win the title 3 times. In May, he also won theNHK Trophy for the third consecutive year, despite the falls on pommel horse and horizontal, as well as underperforming the floor exercise routine. At theAll-Japan Event Championships in June, Hashimoto was set to compete in floor, pommel horse and horizontal bar. His rings and parallel bars scores atAll-Japan All-Around Championships would have been enough to be qualified, but a change of qualification rule only allowed only top 8 in AA qualification and final nights, and the other spots would be determined at tryout round 3, in which he did not participate. In pommel horse, Hashimoto ranked 11th in qualification, while in floor and horizontal bar, he was qualified directly to the final as beingWorld Championships runner-up, but withdrew from floor and fell off the high bar, resulted in ranking last.
At theSummer Universiade in August, Hashimoto delivered one of the best performed in his career, scoring 88.698 in men's team final and qualified for floor, pommel horse, parallel bars and horizontal bar finals. However, some mistakes from his teammates draggedJapan to 2nd place. During the AA final, Hashimoto, who ranked 1st in qualification, clashed his head as he fell from the pommel horse and was forced to withdraw from the rest of the competition. About 2 weeks after the incident, he recovered quickly to compete at theAll-Japan Student Championships. Despite a fall on horizontal bar, he managed to win the team and all-around titles, as well as ranking 1st in vault & parallel bars.
Hashimoto participated in theWorld Championships with a rough start. Mistakes from pommel horse and vault routines made him only ranked 3rd in all-around qualification, and would not have been able to advance to final as the first 2 ranks were his teammates. However, as the team already had prior discussion,Kazuma Kaya gave up his spot to him. In men's team final, Hashimoto, together withKenta Chiba,Kazuma Kaya,Kazuki Minami andKaito Sugimoto won the gold forJapan for the 1st time since 2015. He later defended his World crown in all-around and won his first world championships gold medal in horizontal bar, with one of the best routines in his career. With this results, Hashimoto is now ranked among male gymnasts as 2nd most all-around gold medals and 3rd most all-around medals at the World Championships.
Hashimoto represented Japan at the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France alongsideTanigawa Wataru,Oka Shinnosuke,Kaya Kazuma, andSugino Takaaki.[9] The team won the all-around gold on July 29 defeating long-time rival China.[9][10]
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Valeri Liukin International Elite |  | | 5 | | 4 | | 4 | |
| National High School Selection Tournament | — |  |  | | 5 | | | 9 | |
| All-Japan Championships | 6 | 7 | 6 | | 46 | — | 20 | 10 | |
| NHK Trophy | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| National High School Championships | | | 25 | | 7 | | 4 | | |
| All-Japan Junior Championships | | | | | | | | ||
| National Sports Festival - Junior Division | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| World Championships | | — | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Japanese All-around Super Final | — | | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Toyota International | — | — | | | — | | — | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2020 American Cup | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| All-Japan Student Championships | | | 5 | | | 8 | | ||
| All-Japan Championships | — | 5 | 6 | 54 | 16 | — | 26 | 4 | |
| 2021 | All-Japan Championships | | | 11 | 66 | 68 | — | Q, wd | |
| NHK Trophy | — | | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Olympic Games | | | 11 | 9 | 27 | — | 10 | | |
| All-Japan Student Championships | | | 4 | | | | | ||
| World Championships | — | | Q, wd | Q, wd | 28 | — | 4 | | |
| 2022 | All-Japan Championships | 4 | | | 7 | Q, wd | — | 20 | 6 |
| NHK Trophy | — | | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All-Japan Student Championships | | | | | | | | | |
| World Championships | | | | 109 | 11 | — | 16 | | |
| 2023 | DTB Pokal Team Challenge | | — | — | 1, wd | 8 | — | 56 | |
| DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All-Japan Championships | | Q, wd | 11 | — | — | — | 8 | ||
| NHK Trophy | — | | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| World University Games | | 1, wd | 2, wd | 1, wd | 12 | — | 5, wd | 1, wd | |
| All-Japan Student Championships | | | 5 | | | | | 15 | |
| World Championships | | | 7 | 50 | 28 | — | 13 | | |
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| Olympic Games | | 6 |
| Year | Tournament | Event | Date | All Around |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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| 2019 | Valeri Liukin International Elite | 2 February | 86.000 | 14.000 | 14.750 | 14.250 | 14.850 | 13.850 | 14.300 | |
| National High School Selection Tournament | 24 March | 83.750 | 14.100 | 14.450 | 13.250 | 14.900 | 14.100 | 12.950 | ||
| All-Japan All-around Championships | Qualification | 26 April | 83.931 | 13.766 | 14.166 | 13.166 | 14.600 | 14.133 | 14.100 | |
| AA Final | 28 April | 84.031 | 13.800 | 14.300 | 12.966 | 14.566 | 14.166 | 14.233 | ||
| NHK Trophy | 19 May | 83.497 | 14.033 | 14.366 | 12.933 | 14.866 | 13.033 | 14.266 | ||
| All-Japan Events Championships | Qualification | 22 June | 14.266 | 14.500 | 15.000 | 13.966 | ||||
| Event Finals | 23 June | 13.833 | 14.400 | |||||||
| National High School Championships | Qualification | 30 July - 2 August | 84.400 | 13.650 | 13.550 | 13.650 | 14.950 | 14.550 | 14.050 | |
| AA Final | 84.850 | 13.250 | 14.750 | 13.650 | 14.800 | 14.400 | 14.000 | |||
| All-Japan Junior Championships | 17 August | 84.450 | 14.300 | 14.500 | 12.500 | 14.800 | 14.300 | 14.000 | ||
| National Sports Festival - Junior Division | Qualification | 13 September | 85.750 | 14.200 | 14.500 | 13.650 | 14.900 | 14.250 | 14.250 | |
| Team Final | 15 September | 14.550 | 13.500 | 14.800 | 14.100 | 14.550 | ||||
| World Championships | Qualification | 7 October | 14.433 | 14.883 | 14.766 | 14.366 | ||||
| Team Final | 9 October | 13.533 | 14.466 | 14.900 | 14.066 | |||||
| Event Finals | 12 - 13 October | 13.333 | 14.233 | |||||||
| Japanese All-around Super Final | 8 November | 86.031 | 14.566 | 14.733 | 13.433 | 14.366 | 14.100 | 14.833 | ||
| All-Japan Team Championships | 09 - 10 October | 14.433 | 14.600 | 14.933 | 14.066 | 13.566 | ||||
| Toyota International | 14–15 December | 14.066 | 15.033 | 13.366 | 14.133 | |||||
| 13.666 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 2020 American Cup | 7 March | 82.757 | 13.666 | 13.400 | 13.900 | 13.500 | 14.066 | 14.225 | |
| All-Japan Student Championships | 19 - 23 October | 87.450 | 14.600 | 15.250 | 13.850 | 15.150 | 14.100 | 14.500 | ||
| All-Japan Championships | Qualification | 11 December | 85.032 | 14.600 | 12.666 | 14.033 | 14.900 | 14.033 | 14.800 | |
| AA Final | 13 December | 86.432 | 14.700 | 13.900 | 13.933 | 14.900 | 14.366 | 14.633 | ||
| 2021 | All-Japan All-around Championships | Qualification | 16 April | 84.833 | 14.800 | 12.700 | 12.900 | 15.233 | 14.700 | 14.500 |
| AA Final | 18 April | 88.532 | 15.000 | 14.466 | 13.900 | 15.000 | 15.166 | 15.000 | ||
| NHK Trophy | 16 May | 86.165 | 14.300 | 14.733 | 13.833 | 15.133 | 14.100 | 14.066 | ||
| All-Japan Events Championships | Qualification | 5 June | 14.466 | 13.633 | 14.766 | |||||
| Event Finals | 6 June | 15.133 | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | Qualification | 24 July | 88.531 | 14.700 | 14.766 | 13.866 | 14.866 | 15.300 | 15.033 | |
| Team Final | 26 July | 14.600 | 14.800 | 13.833 | 14.833 | 15.100 | ||||
| AA Final | 28 July | 88.465 | 14.833 | 15.166 | 13.533 | 14.700 | 15.300 | 14.933 | ||
| Event Finals | 3 August | 15.066 | ||||||||
| All-Japan Student Championships | 01 - 4 September | 86.497 | 14.266 | 14.933 | 14.233 | 13.466 | 14.466 | 15.133 | ||
| World Championships | Qualification | 20 October | 88.040 | 14.733 | 15.075 | 13.333 | 15.066 | 15.200 | 14.633 | |
| AA Final | 22 October | 87.964 | 14.833 | 14.166 | 13.966 | 14.800 | 15.066 | 15.133 | ||
| Event Finals | 23 - 24 October | 15.000 | 15.066 | |||||||
| All-Japan Team Championship | 12 December | 14.900 | 15.100 | 15.200 | 15.033 | 15.033 |
| Year | Tournament | Event | Date | AA | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | All-Japan All-around Championships | Qualification | 22 April | 85.864 | 14.733 | 14.466 | 14.166 | 14.700 | 13.266 | 14.533 |
| AA Final | 24 April | 87.797 | 14.366 | 14.166 | 14.133 | 14.966 | 14.733 | 15.433 | ||
| NHK Trophy | 15 May | 83.532 | 13.933 | 13.200 | 14.133 | 14.900 | 14.766 | 12.600 | ||
| All-Japan Events Championships | Qualification | 18 June | 14.600 | 14.033 | 14.000 | 13.100 | ||||
| Event Finals | 19 June | 14.700 | 13.300 | 13.300 | ||||||
| All-Japan Student Championships | 19–22 August | 88.331 | 14.566 | 14.666 | 14.433 | 14.933 | 14.733 | 15.000 | ||
| World Championships | Qualification | 30 October | 84.665 | 14.466 | 11.666 | 14.000 | 14.700 | 14.733 | 15.100 | |
| Team Final | 2 November | 14.500 | 14.433 | 13.866 | 13.866 | 13.133 | ||||
| AA Final | 4 November | 87.198 | 14.666 | 14.333 | 13.866 | 14.900 | 15.000 | 14.433 | ||
| Event Finals | 5 - 6 November | 14.500 | 14.700 | |||||||
| All-Japan Team Championships | 11 December | 81.364 | 13.866 | 11.600 | 14.133 | 14.266 | 12.866 | 14.633 | ||
| 2023 | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup | Team/QF | 17 March | 14.600 | 14.100 | 4.300 | 14.700 | |||
| Event Finals | 18 March | 14.500 | ||||||||
| DTB Pokal Team Challenge | 19 March | 14.300 | 14.900 | |||||||
| All-Japan All-around Championships | Qualification | 21 April | 86.065 | 14.000 | 14.633 | 13.800 | 14.533 | 14.366 | 14.733 | |
| AA Final | 23 April | 85.432 | 13.966 | 14.400 | 13.800 | 14.200 | 14.766 | 14.300 | ||
| NHK Trophy | 21 May | 84.098 | 13.966 | 13.066 | 14.133 | 14.833 | 14.900 | 13.200 | ||
| All-Japan Event Championships | Qualification | 9 June | 14.300 | |||||||
| Event Finals | 10 June | 12.300 | ||||||||
| Summer Universiade | Team Final | 2 August | 88.698 | 14.700 | 15.033 | 14.333 | 14.766 | 14.600 | 15.266 | |
| AA Final | 4 August | 12.233 | 12.966 | |||||||
| All-Japan Student Championships | 22 August | 86.397 | 14.233 | 14.800 | 14.166 | 15.166 | 14.766 | 13.266 | ||
| World Championships | Qualification | 30 September | 85.432 | 14.500 | 13.266 | 13.700 | 14.366 | 14.600 | 15.000 | |
| Team Final | 3 October | 14.300 | 14.266 | 14.900 | 14.866 | 14.366 | ||||
| AA Final | 5 October | 86.132 | 13.466 | 14.366 | 14.000 | 15.000 | 14.800 | 14.500 | ||
| Event Finals | 7 - 8 October | 14.233 | 15.233 |
Hashimoto was born inNarita, Japan.
His two older brothers, Takuya and Kengo, who competed in artistic gymnastics at the club- and university-level in Japan, inspired Hashimoto to begin gymnastics at age seven at the Sawara Junior Club.[17]
Hashimoto has received two awards. In 2019, he received the Excellence Award at the 2019 NHK Cup. In 2020, he was given the Road to 2020 Olympic Encouragement Award at the TV Asahi Big Sports Awards.[17]
He is a student atJuntendo University, School of Health and Sports Science inInzai, Chiba.[18]
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