Yukio Endo was one of the greatest of all time.
He won gold medals with the Japanese team in three Olympics, in 1960, 1964 and 1968. At the the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo he also received two individual gold medals, in parallel bars, and in individual all-around.
The FIG is saddened to announce the death of Olympic and World Champion in Artistic Gymnastics Yukio Endo (JPN). The great Japanese gymnast of the 1960s passed away today at the age of 72 after a battle with cancer.
Watch Bart Conner narrate an Endo highlights video for the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
I love the Endo. One of my favourite skills.
It’s wonderful to think his name lives on in gyms around the world.
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