Takehiro Kashima (鹿島 丈博, Kashima Takehiro, born July 16, 1980 in Osaka) is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.
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| Country represented |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1980-07-16) July 16, 1980 (age 44) Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Juntendo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | December 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kashima won a gold medal in the team all-around and a bronze medal in pommel-horse at the 2004 Summer OlympicsinAthens.[1] At the 2008 Summer OlympicsinBeijing, he won a silver medal in the team all-around.
Kashima won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsinDebrecen. At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsinAnaheim 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 ChampionshipsinMelbourne.
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