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Japan · MAG · 1952 – 1952

Tadao Uesako

Tadao Uesako competed for Japan in men's artistic gymnastics, 1952. Career medals: 1 silver, 1 bronze.

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career medals

Career, in brief

Tadao Uesako competed for Japan in men's artistic gymnastics at the 1952 Games. He won two Olympic medals — one silver and one bronze.

Timeline

Career arc, year by year.

Olympic — 1 appearance

1952 Helsinki Olympics

Helsinki
Team Final 5thURS 574.350 · SUI 567.500 · FIN 564.200 · Unified Team of Germany 561.200 5th
All-Around Final 111.650 — 15th 15th
Floor Exercise Final 19.150 SILVER
Vault Final 19.100 BRONZE

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Sources

Sources olympedia.org (Helsinki 1952)
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