Takashi Ono

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Athlete Oath Taker • Opening Flagbearer
Sex	Male
Full name	Takashi•Ono
Used name	Takashi•Ono
Original name	小野•喬
Born	26 July 1931 in Noshiro, Akita (JPN)
Measurements	160 cm / 58 kg
NOC	Japan

Medals	OG
Gold	5
Silver	4
Bronze	4
Total	13

Biography

Takashi Ono was the first Japanese to win an individual Olympic gold medal for gymnastics. He won the horizontal bar in 1956 and 1960, shared first place in the horse vault in 1960 and won also team gold in 1956 and 1960. To his five gold medals he added four silver and four bronze medals, highlighted by silver medals in the all-around in both 1956 and 1960. At the World Championships, Ono won four silver medals and a bronze in 1958 and won the World Championships on the horizontal bar in 1962.

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1952 Summer Olympics	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)	JPN			Takashi Ono
	All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic)		12
	Team, Men (Olympic)	Japan	5
	Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)		4
	Vault, Men (Olympic)		=3	Bronze
	Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)		=31
	Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)		=19
	Rings, Men (Olympic)		=63
	Pommel Horse, Men (Olympic)		31
1956 Summer Olympics	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)	JPN			Takashi Ono
	All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver
	Team, Men (Olympic)	Japan	2	Silver
	Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)		=8
	Vault, Men (Olympic)		=16
	Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)		=3	Bronze
	Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)		1	Gold
	Rings, Men (Olympic)		=5
	Pommel Horse, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver
1960 Summer Olympics	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)	JPN			Takashi Ono
	All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver
	Team, Men (Olympic)	Japan	1	Gold
	Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)		=4
	Vault, Men (Olympic)		=1	Gold
	Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)		3	Bronze
	Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)		1	Gold
	Rings, Men (Olympic)		=3	Bronze
	Pommel Horse, Men (Olympic)		6
1964 Summer Olympics	Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)	JPN			Takashi Ono
	All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic)		=11
	Team, Men (Olympic)	Japan	1	Gold
	Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)		=16 r1/2
	Vault, Men (Olympic)		=14 r1/2
	Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)		=25 r1/2
	Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)		6
	Rings, Men (Olympic)		=9 r1/2
	Pommel Horse, Men (Olympic)		=7 r1/2

Other participations

Games	Role	NOC	As
1960 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony	JPN	Takashi Ono
1964 Summer Olympics	Recited the Athletes' Oath	JPN	Takashi Ono

Olympic family relations

Husband of Kiyoko Ono

List mentions

Listed in Artistic Gymnasts who successfully defended their Olympic title in the same event in back-to-back Games (Team All-Around, Men: Roma 1960/Tokyo 1964 // Horizontal Bar, Men: Melbourne 1956/Roma 1960)