Sawao Kato is a Japanese former artistic gymnast, born in 1946, who won twelve Olympic medals between 1968 and 1976, eight of them gold, the most of any Japanese Olympian by gold medal count. He won the men's all-around title at both the 1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich Olympics, added floor exercise gold in 1968 and parallel bars gold in 1972 and 1976, and helped Japan's men's team win Olympic team gold in 1968, 1972 and 1976. He retired from competition in 1977, was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2001, and later became a professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba.
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Career HighlightWon twelve Olympic medals including eight golds between 1968 and 1976, the most Olympic golds of any Japanese Olympian 2 Classification
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Did Sawao Katō win the individual title at all three Olympics he competed in?
He won the individual title in 1968 and 1972, then took silver in 1976.
No. Olympedia records that Sawao Katō won the individual title at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, but in 1976 he had to settle for a silver medal. He was still a member of the winning Japanese all-around team at all three Games, in 1968, 1972 and 1976.
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Sawao Katō (加藤 澤男, Katō Sawao; born October 11, 1946) is a Japanese former gymnast and one of the most successful Olympic athletes of all time.
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Sawao Katō (加藤 澤男, Katō Sawao; born October 11, 1946) is a Japanese former gymnast and one of the most successful Olympic athletes of all time.
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October 11, 1946
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October 11, 1946
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is a Japanese former gymnast
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Between 1968 and 1976 he won twelve Olympic medals, including eight gold medals, making him the most successful Japanese Olympian by number of gold medals won
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Sawao Katō (加藤 澤男, Katō Sawao; born October 11, 1946) is a Japanese former gymnast and one of the most successful Olympic athletes of all time.
Competed In: 1976 Summer Olympics, Article text (competition)
He aimed for an unprecedented third gold medal in the all-around at the 1976 Summer Olympics, but was defeated by Nikolai Andrianov.
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