Naoya Tsukahara is a former Japanese artistic gymnast and 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist now coaching and competing for Australia.
11 Facts About Naoya Tsukahara
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Naoya Tsukahara is the son of the former Japanese gymnast, Mitsuo Tsukahara, who was a multiple gold medalist in the Olympic Games during the 1960s and 70s.
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Naoya Tsukahara competed at the 1996,2000 and 2004 Olympics as well as many World Championships for team Japan from 1996 until 2006.
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Naoya Tsukahara finally finished 18th in all-around final, and a fall in the horizontal bar final made him come last, with a score of 8.825.
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Individually, Naoya Tsukahara placed 4th on his strongest event, parallel bars with a score of 9.675.
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Naoya Tsukahara made the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece.
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Naoya Tsukahara placed 4th on floor exercise in prelim with a 9.725, the same score of his teammates, Isao Yoneda and Daisuke Nakano.
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Naoya Tsukahara was 27 when the Olympics in Athens wrapped, which was an age considered 'old' for gymnastics.
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Naoya Tsukahara won a bronze medal with the team in the 2006 World Championships but could not make the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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FIG later announced the Li Ning 2 to V-cross as the "Naoya Tsukahara," named after the athlete.
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Naoya Tsukahara competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, UK.