Takashi Chinen

Takashi Chinen
知念孝
 Gymnast 
Country represented  Japan
Born (1967-03-25) March 25, 1967
Ishikawa, Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight 53 kg (117 lb)
Discipline Pommel horse

Takashi Chinen (知念孝 Chinen Takashi, born March 25, 1967) is a Japanese former gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in Barcelona as part of the Japanese men's gymnastic team. Chinen is a specialist in the pommel horse.[2]

Chinen was born in Ishikawa, a former city that is now a district of Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture. He is the father of Yuri Chinen (born 1993), an actor, dancer, voice actor, talent, singer and member of the idol group Hey! Say! JUMP.[2]

References

  1. "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 知念孝 [Takashi Chinen] (in Japanese). Hatena. 2012. Retrieved Dec 29, 2012.


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