Nickname
Hide, Hidepu (tv-asahi.co.jp, 18 Sep 2021)
Hobbies
Watching movies and TV shows. (taisou.tokushukai.jp, 07 May 2020)
Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Education
Sport Studies - Fukuoka University : Japan
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Tokushukai Gymnastics Club: Japan
Coach
Isao Yoneda [club], JPN; Hisashi Mizutori [national], JPN
Sporting relatives
His father Nobuhiko competed in artistic gymnastics at university level in Japan. (fbs.co.jp, 27 Apr 2019)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age five in Fukuoka, Japan.
Reason for taking up the sport
He was encouraged to take up the sport by his father.
Hero / Idol
Korean artistic gymnast Yang Hak-Seon. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 18 Sep 2021)
Philosophy / Motto
"Be steady." (tv-asahi.co.jp, 18 Sep 2021)
Additional information
NAMED ELEMENT
In April 2019 'The Yonekura' was added to the Code of Points for the vault by the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG]. The element, first performed by him at the 2019 World Cup series in Melbourne, VIC, Australia, involves a Kasamatsu straight with 5/2 turn or a Tsukahara straight with 7/2 turn and has a 'VI' value. (dayori.city.fukuoka.lg.jp, 01 Apr 2020; mymo-ibank.com, 19 Sep 2019; FIG YouTube channel, 15 Apr 2019)
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