Takehiro Kashima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | July 16, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Juntendo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | December 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Takehiro Kashima (鹿島 丈博 Kashima Takehiro?, born July 16, 1980 in Osaka) is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.
Kashima won a gold medal in the team all-around and a bronze medal in pommel-horse at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won a silver medal in the team all-around.
Kashima won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Debrecen. At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim he won a gold medal in high bar, a gold medal in pommel horse, and a bronze medal with Japan in the team final. He won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.