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Kōji Gushiken

1956 - Today

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Kōji Gushiken (具志堅 幸司, Gushiken Kōji) (born November 12, 1956, in Ōsaka) is an Olympic gymnast for Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won a total number of five medals, including two gold. He broke an ankle in May 1985 which prevented him from training for 3 months and hindered his performances at the 1985 World Championships. Gushiken announced his retirement at the 1985 Chūnichi Cup. He currently coaches other Olympic contenders, including two-time Olympic individual all-around gold medallist Kōhei Uchimura. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Kōji Gushiken is the 189th most popular gymnast (down from 167th in 2024), the 2,682nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,903rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Japanese Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Kōji Gushiken ranks 189 out of 370. Before him are Maria Filatova, Simona Păucă, Henrietta Ónodi, Cătălina Ponor, Claudia Presăcan, and Mihaela Stănuleț. After him are Marina Lobatch, Melitta Rühn, Simona Amânar, Lavinia Agache, Szilveszter Csollány, and Sylvio Kroll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Kōji Gushiken ranks 710. Before him are Gita Ramjee, Chenjerai Hove, Nikolay Sidorov, Takekazu Suzuki, Terry Date, and Dan Stanca. After him are Amma Darko, Annise Parker, Adolfino Cañete, Brigitte Kraus, Debby Boone, and Michael L. Gernhardt.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kōji Gushiken ranks 2,682 out of 6,245. Before him are Chiwa Saitō (1981), Nobuhisa Yamada (1975), Katsuya Senzaki (1987), Mitsuki Saiga (1973), Mana Nakao (1986), and Junji Koizumi (1968). After him are Daiki Iwamasa (1982), Yoshiki Okamura (1977), Yoshiharu Habu (1970), Takako Shirai (1952), Issei Yoshimi (1982), and Hayato Ochi (1982).

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Among GYMNASTS In Japan

Among gymnasts born in Japan, Kōji Gushiken ranks 12. Before him are Haruhiro Yamashita (1938), Shuji Tsurumi (1938), Masao Takemoto (1919), Eizo Kenmotsu (1948), Shigeru Kasamatsu (1947), and Nobuyuki Aihara (1934). After him are Kōhei Uchimura (1989), Naoya Tsukahara (1977), Daiki Hashimoto (2001), Koji Yamamuro (1989), Yusuke Tanaka (1989), and Kazuhito Tanaka (1985).

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