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The Uchimura family of Nagasaki is the gymnastics family of Kohei Uchimura, two-time Olympic all-around champion, whose parents were both gymnasts. His younger sister Haruhi also competed in the sport, and he is widely regarded as the greatest male all-around gymnast of all time.
Kohei Uchimura was born on 3 January 1989 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. His parents, Kazuhisa and Shuko Uchimura, had both been competitive gymnasts, and they opened Sports Club Uchimura in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, where Kohei began training in 1992, at the age of three. His younger sister, Haruhi, grew up in the same gym and also became a gymnast.
Kohei Uchimura's dominance was unprecedented. Between 2009 and 2016 he was unbeaten in the all-around at world and Olympic level, winning six straight world titles and back-to-back Olympic golds, and he led Japan to the team title at Rio 2016. The foundation for all of it was a small family club in Nagasaki, run by two parents who had competed in the sport themselves.
| Fact | Details |
|---|---|
| Family home | Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan |
| Best-known member | Kohei Uchimura, artistic gymnast |
| Family gym | Sports Club Uchimura, Isahaya |
| Olympic golds | 2012 all-around, 2016 all-around and team |
| World all-around titles | Six in a row, 2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2015 |
| Retirement | Announced 10 January 2022 |
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Kazuhisa Uchimura is the father of Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, the two-time Olympic all-around champion, and of gymnast Haruhi Uchimura. A former competitive gymnast himself, he and his wife Shuko opened Sports Club Uchimura in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture. It was in the family's club that Kohei first trained, starting in 1992 at the age of three, laying the foundation for a career that brought six consecutive world all-around titles and three Olympic gold medals.
b. 1989
Kohei Uchimura (born 3 January 1989, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka) is a Japanese artistic gymnast widely considered the greatest male all-around gymnast of all time. The son of former gymnasts Kazuhisa and Shuko Uchimura, he began training at three at his parents' Sports Club Uchimura in Isahaya, Nagasaki. He won Olympic silver in the all-around and with Japan's team at Beijing 2008, all-around gold plus team and floor silver at London 2012, and all-around and team gold at Rio 2016. He won six consecutive world all-around titles, from 2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2015, a run unmatched in the sport. After injuries from 2017 onward he announced his retirement on 10 January 2022. His younger sister, Haruhi, is also a gymnast.
Shuko Uchimura is the mother of Kohei Uchimura, widely regarded as the greatest male all-around gymnast in history, and of gymnast Haruhi Uchimura. She competed in artistic gymnastics at university level in Japan and went on to coach the sport. With her husband Kazuhisa, also a former gymnast, she ran Sports Club Uchimura in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, where both of their children learned gymnastics, Kohei from the age of three.
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