Uchimura Wins Fifth Japanese National Title

Uchimura Wins Fifth Japanese National Title
Written by Amanda Turner for International Gymnast Magazine \| Monday, 09 April 2012 00:45

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Three-time world champion Kohei Uchimura captured his fifth national title Sunday at the 66th Japanese Championships, held at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium.

Three-time world all-around champion Kohei Uchimura captured his fifth consecutive national title Sunday at the 66th Japanese Championships, held at Tokyo's Yoyogi Stadium.

Uchimura missed his Cassina on high bar but still won handily with 92.650. Kenya Kobayashi won the silver medal over Shogo Nonomura, 90.800-90.500.

Top qualifier Kazuhito Tanaka's 89.100 was good enough for seventh only.

Tanaka's sister Rie Tanaka won the women's competition, her first senior national title. The veteran Tanaka outscored runner-up Natsumi Sasada by 2 points, 56.450-54.450. Yuumi Iiduka was third with 54.400.

Five-time defending champion Koko Tsurumi placed seventh.

Uchimura, who has already been named to Japan's Olympic team, competed three events only during Saturday's qualification. Uchimura, along with the top 23 male gymnasts and 24 female gymnasts over the two-day competition, advance to May's NHK Cup. The results of both competitions will decide Japan's Olympic teams.

External Link: Japan Gymnastic Association

66th Japanese Gymnastics Championships
April 8, 2012, Yoyogi Stadium, Tokyo

Women's All-Around Final			VT	UB	BB	FX	Total
1.	Rie Tanaka	Nippon Sport Science University	14.050	14.150	14.200	14.050	56.450
2.	Natsumi Sasada	Teikyo High School	13.400	13.600	14.050	13.400	54.450
3.	Yuumi Iiduka	Asahi Seimei	15.250	14.000	11.100	14.050	54.400
4.	Asuka Teramoto	Legyc Gymnastics	13.800	12.100	13.750	13.800	53.450
5.	Yuki Uchiyama	Smile Gymnastics Club	13.450	13.150	12.450	14.150	53.200
6.	Yuko Shintake	Hagoromo International University	12.850	13.450	13.800	12.950	53.050
7.	Koko Tsurumi	Nippon Sport Science University	13.000	12.800	14.300	12.850	52.950
8.	Mai Yamagishi	Hagoromo International University	12.950	12.550	13.350	13.500	52.350
9.	Yuu Minobe	Asahi Seimei	13.050	13.150	12.800	13.150	52.150
10.	Wakana Inoue	Mizutori Gymnastics Club	13.500	12.750	12.900	12.850	52.000
11.	Mai Murakami	Yukio Iketani Gymnastics Club	13.450	11.350	11.800	14.700	51.300
12.	Sakura Noda	Asahi Seimei	12.850	12.550	12.400	13.400	51.200
13.	Takuko Kitano	Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences	13.300	12.550	12.600	12.300	50.750
14.	Erika Lynn Danko	Dream Gymnastics Club	13.850	12.000	12.300	12.500	50.650
15.	Mizuho Nagai	Nippon Sport Science University	15.400	10.550	11.500	12.950	50.400
16.	Ryu Wakiko	Tosu High Club	15.000	12.000	11.600	11.650	50.250
17.	Chinami Otaki	Kokushikan University	12.700	13.000	12.100	12.300	50.100
18.	Haruko Nakamura	Shitennoji Sports Club	13.600	12.650	11.350	11.950	49.550
19.	Haruhi Uchimura	Nippon Sport Science University	12.450	12.600	12.450	11.900	49.400
20.	Kyoko Oshima	Asahi Seimei	12.550	11.000	12.800	12.900	49.250
21.	Nanase Ashikawa	Mizutori Gymnastics Club	13.000	10.650	12.550	12.550	48.750
22.	Mina Sugimura	Legyc Gymnastics	13.550	11.550	10.400	12.900	48.400
23.	Maki Ikejiri	Nippon Sport Science University	13.100	11.850	11.900	11.450	48.300
24.	Shizuka Tozawa	Toda City Sports Center	12.000	12.800	11.100	11.950	47.850

Men's All-Around Final			FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Total
1.	Kohei Uchimura	KONAMI	15.800	15.050	15.300	16.000	15.600	14.900	92.650
2.	Kenya Kobayashi	KONAMI	14.150	15.100	15.150	16.200	15.500	14.700	90.800
3.	Shogo Nonomura	Juntendo University	14.700	14.700	15.100	15.500	15.050	15.000	90.050
4.	Ryohei Kato	Juntendo University	15.400	14.650	14.250	15.800	14.700	15.000	89.800
5.	Makoto Okiguchi	KONAMI	15.450	14.150	14.800	16.350	14.600	14.350	89.700
6.	Junpei Oka	Nippon Sport Science University	14.500	14.750	14.050	16.200	14.650	15.050	89.200
7.	Kazuhito Tanaka	Tokushukai Gymnastics Club	14.550	13.450	14.850	14.750	15.900	15.600	89.100
8.	Hiroyuki Imai	Juntendo University	14.450	14.150	14.600	15.350	15.200	14.800	88.550
8.	Shoichi Yamamoto	Gifu Prefecture Athletic Association	14.550	14.200	14.450	15.400	15.200	14.750	88.550
10.	Yusuke Tanaka	KONAMI	14.600	14.250	13.900	14.150	15.600	15.850	88.350
10.	Yusuke Saito	Tokushukai Gymnastics Club	13.900	13.550	14.500	16.700	14.400	15.300	88.350
12.	Kohi Yamamuro	KONAMI	14.700	14.600	15.600	15.700	14.350	13.050	88.000
13.	Yousuke Hoshi	Central Sports Co., Ltd.	14.050	14.050	14.000	15.700	15.000	15.000	87.800
14.	Daiki Ishikawa	Juntendo University	14.700	14.400	14.250	15.400	13.700	15.050	87.500
15.	Tatsuki Nakashima	KONAMI	14.800	14.550	14.000	14.650	14.750	14.200	86.950
15.	Mitsuyasu Ota	KONAMI	14.400	12.900	14.300	15.550	14.350	15.450	86.950
17.	Kazuaki Koizumi	Sogou Gymnastics Club	13.850	13.900	14.400	15.000	14.700	14.950	86.800
18.	Takuto Kakitani	Juntendo University	13.850	14.500	14.500	15.150	14.500	14.250	86.750
19.	Takuya Nakase	Tokushukai Gymnastics Club	13.500	13.450	15.050	14.450	15.350	14.900	86.700
20.	Tomomasa Hasegawa	Nippon Sport Science University	13.750	13.900	14.500	15.200	14.000	15.200	86.550
20.	Masataka Aoyama	Nippon Sport Science University	13.450	13.900	14.700	15.950	14.450	14.100	86.550
22.	Koji Uematsu	KONAMI	14.150	13.600	14.350	15.300	12.850	16.100	86.350
23.	Shun Kuwahara	Tokushukai Gymnastics Club	14.650	13.050	14.250	15.450	14.250	14.650	86.300
24.	Shotaro Shirai	Nippon Sport Science University	14.650	13.350	14.200	15.900	13.950	14.100	86.150
25.	Ryuzo Sejima	Nippon Sport Science University	14.700	13.300	14.450	15.050	14.650	13.850	86.000
25.	Takuya Nagano	Nihon University	14.100	12.950	15.250	15.350	14.050	14.300	86.000
27.	Yasuhisa Tanaka	Sogou Gymnastics Club	13.450	13.600	14.350	15.950	13.900	14.450	85.700
28.	Ryotaka Deguchi	Tokushukai Gymnastics Club	14.300	13.550	13.700	15.150	14.450	14.500	85.650
29.	Masahiro Yoshida	Sogou Gymnastics Club	14.300	13.150	13.150	15.450	14.850	14.600	85.500
30.	Hisashi Mizutori	Tokushukai Gymnastics Club	14.800	12.600	13.450	15.800	14.200	14.600	85.450
31.	Takeito Mori	KONAMI	13.250	13.550	14.400	14.600	14.150	14.800	84.750
32.	Masanori Yamamoto	Tokushukai Gymnastics Club	13.500	13.250	14.550	14.900	14.500	13.900	84.600
33.	Hitoshi Aoyama	KONAMI	13.650	15.000	13.850	14.500	14.100	13.050	84.150
34.	Riku Munakata	Sogou Gymnastics Club	15.000	13.100	13.850	15.250	13.450	12.900	83.550
35.	Yuta Shimoda	Sogou Gymnastics Club	13.400	13.550	13.500	15.900	13.550	13.500	83.400
36.	Yasuhiro Okamura	Asahi Seimei	13.650	13.150	15.300	15.100	11.550	13.800	82.550