; (born August 20, 1977 in Hamburg, Germany) is a Japanese gymnast. He was raised in Tokyo. He is the 2004 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the team event and the bronze medalist in the high bar. External links 1977 births Living people Japanese male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Japan Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Japan Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Sportspeople from Hamburg Gymnasts from Tokyo Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people