Nickname
Hashidai, Mr Infinite Stamina [given by his high school coach due to his appetite for training]. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 17 Sep 2022; sanspo.com, 24 Jun 2019; yahoo.co.jp, 24 Jun 2019; mainichi.jp, 26 Jul 2021)
Hobbies
Driving, watching films. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 17 Sep 2022)
Spoken languages
Japanese
Coach
Hisashi Mizutori [national], JPN
Sporting relatives
His older brothers Takuya and Kengo have competed in artistic gymnastics at club and university level in Japan, respectively. (Takuya Hashimoto Instagram profile, 12 Sep 2019; sanspo.com, 24 Jun 2019; Instagram profile, 21 Jun 2019)
Injuries
He was dealing with pain in both wrists entering the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool, England, where he went on to win four medals [including gold in the individual all-around]. (intlgymnast.com, 31 Oct 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 23 Nov 2022)
Start sporting career
He began training in gymnastics at age six at Sawara Junior Club in Japan.
Reason for taking up the sport
He was influenced by his two older brothers.
Milestones
At age 19 years and 355 days, he became the youngest male gymnast to win a gold medal in the individual all-around at the Olympic Games when he claimed victory at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (daily.co.jp, 28 Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 30 Sep 2021)
Ambitions
To win gold medals in the individual all-around and team events at the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games. (olympics.com, 28 Jul 2022, 16 May 2021; nikkansports.com, 04 Jan 2020; tokyo-sports.co.jp, 21 Jan 2020)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold in the individual all-around competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (olympics.com, 28 Jul 2022)
Hero / Idol
Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 17 Sep 2022; olympics.com, 12 Aug 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"Hard work beats talent." (chunichi.co.jp, 21 Jan 2020; tv-asahi.co.jp, 17 Sep 2022)
Awards
He received an Excellence Award at the 2021 Japanese Olympic Committee [JOC] Awards in Japan. (nikkansports.com, 17 Jun 2022)
In 2021 he was presented with the Narita Citizen Honorary Award and the Inzai Citizen Honorary Award in Japan. (news24.jp, 08 Sep 2021; sanspo.com, 08 Sep 2021)
In 2019 he was given the Road to 2020 Olympic Encouragement Award at the TV Asahi Big Sports Awards in Japan. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 08 Dec 2019)
He received the Excellence Award at the 2019 NHK Cup in Tokyo, Japan. (seiko.co.jp, 20 May 2019)
Additional information
GOLD MEDAL INSPIRATION
He said winning gold in the individual all-around competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo has given him the self-belief and inspiration to continue pursuing his sporting ambitions. "My goal was to win an Olympic gold medal. I knew I could do it - and I did it. I felt my own strength, my own powers which made me number one in the world. It gave me the confidence to fight with my whole career ahead of me. I learned that if I perform to potential, the results will take care of themselves. Also just because I won gold I can't get complacent. I have to keep working to get better. That's what I figured out." (olympics.com, 28 Jul 2022)
Last update : 2024-07-22