Shigeru Kasamatsu
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is a Japanese gymnast
, world champion and Olympic champion.
in Munich
, a silver medal in parallel bars, and bronze medals in floor exercise and horizontal bar.
Kasamatsu received three individual gold medals, in all-around, floor exercise and vault, as well as winning the team competition with Japan.
At the 1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
he received an individual gold medal in horizontal bar and a silver medal in floor exercise, and Japan again won the team competition.
At the 1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
he received a silver medal with Japan in the team competition.
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, world champion and Olympic champion.
Olympics
Kasamatsu received a gold medal with the Japanese team at the 1972 Summer Olympics1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, a silver medal in parallel bars, and bronze medals in floor exercise and horizontal bar.
World championships
At the 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 18th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1974.-Medals:-All-around:- Floor exercise :-Pommel horse:-Rings:-Vault:-Parallel bars:-Horizontal bar:-Team final:-All-around:- Vault :...
Kasamatsu received three individual gold medals, in all-around, floor exercise and vault, as well as winning the team competition with Japan.
At the 1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1978 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 19th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Strasbourg, France, in 1978 from October 23 to October 29.The new rule was introduced: eight gymnasts competed in each of the apparatus finals....
he received an individual gold medal in horizontal bar and a silver medal in floor exercise, and Japan again won the team competition.
At the 1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 20th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Fort Worth, USA, in 1979. In November 1977 the 55th FIG Congress, held in Rome, changed the cycle of world championships: since 1979 they were to be held each two years, and the pre-Olympic ones were to be qualifications for the Olympic...
he received a silver medal with Japan in the team competition.