1919 - 2007
Masao Takemoto (竹本正男, Takemoto Masao, September 29, 1919 – February 2, 2007) was a Japanese artistic gymnast who won two world titles and seven Olympic medals.At the 1952 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the vault with a score of 19.150, which was 0.050 short of the gold medal. Two years later he became world champion in the floor exercise, sharing the first placed with Valentin Muratov; he also won a silver medal with the Japanese team and a bronze at the parallel bars. At the 1956 Summer Olympics Takemoto won three bronze medals: in the horizontal bar, parallel bars and rings; he also received a silver medal as part of the Japanese team. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Masao Takemoto has received more than 19,744 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Masao Takemoto is the 52nd most popular gymnast, the 1,225th most popular biography from Japan and the 6th most popular Japanese Gymnast.
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Among gymnasts, Masao Takemoto ranks 52 out of 183. Before him are Ferenc Kemény, Konrad Frey, Valentin Muratov, Pietro Bianchi, Veikko Huhtanen, and Haakon Sörvik. After him are Giorgio Zampori, George Eyser, Yelena Shushunova, Mikhail Voronin, Haruhiro Yamashita, and Szilveszter Csollány.
1860 - 1944
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 46
1909 - 1974
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 47
1928 - 2006
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 48
1883 - 1965
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 49
1919 - 1976
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 50
1886 - 1970
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 51
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 52
1887 - 1965
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 53
1870 - 1919
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 54
1969 - 2018
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 55
1945 - 2004
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 56
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 57
1970 - 2022
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 58
Among people born in 1919, Masao Takemoto ranks 252. Before him are George Cadle Price, Gisela Uhlen, Leona Woods, Grisha Filipov, Pauline Kael, and Forrest Tucker. After him are Jan Flinterman, Jorge de Sena, Manna Dey, Finn Helgesen, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, and Cláudio Santoro. Among people deceased in 2007, Masao Takemoto ranks 273. Before him are Raymond Kaelbel, Johanna Sällström, Gisela Uhlen, Madeleine L'Engle, Bam Bam Bigelow, and Kirka. After him are Ove Grahn, Chrisye, Eugen Walaschek, Fred Saberhagen, Ulrich Plenzdorf, and Tetsuo Okamoto.
1919 - 2011
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 246
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 247
1919 - 1986
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 248
1919 - 1994
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 249
1919 - 2001
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 250
1919 - 1986
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 251
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 252
1919 - 1992
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 253
1919 - 1978
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 254
1919 - 2013
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 255
1919 - 2011
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 256
1919 - 2008
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 257
1919 - 1989
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 258
1932 - 2007
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 267
1974 - 2007
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 268
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 269
1918 - 2007
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 270
1961 - 2007
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 271
1950 - 2007
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 272
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 273
1943 - 2007
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 274
1949 - 2007
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 275
1917 - 2007
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 276
1930 - 2007
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 277
1934 - 2007
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 278
1932 - 2007
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 279
Among people born in Japan, Masao Takemoto ranks 1,225 out of 6,048. Before him are Nujabes (1974), Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (1944), Ukyo Katayama (1963), Shoichi Sakata (1911), Junichi Suwabe (1972), and Hiromi Tsuru (1960). After him are Michio Mado (1909), Nigo (1970), Tatsuhiko Seta (1952), Yoko Tawada (1960), Naohiro Ikeda (1940), and Masashi Tashiro (1956).
1974 - 2010
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 1,219
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 1,220
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 1,221
1911 - 1970
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 1,222
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,223
1960 - 2017
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 1,224
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 1,225
1909 - 2014
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 1,226
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,227
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 1,228
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 1,229
1940 - 2021
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 1,230
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,231
Among gymnasts born in Japan, Masao Takemoto ranks 6. Before him are Sawao Kato (1946), Takashi Ono (1931), Mitsuo Tsukahara (1947), Yukio Endo (1937), and Akinori Nakayama (1943). After him are Haruhiro Yamashita (1938), Nobuyuki Aihara (1934), Shigeru Kasamatsu (1947), Shuji Tsurumi (1938), Eizo Kenmotsu (1948), and Kōji Gushiken (1956).
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 1
1931 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 2
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 3
1937 - 2009
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 4
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 5
1919 - 2007
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 6
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 7
1934 - 2013
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 8
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 9
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 10
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 11
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 12