On January 11, Beijing time, Japanese gymnast Uemura Hanghei announced his retirement. Hang hei Uchimura holds 3 gold in the Olympic Games and 10 gold in the World Championships, dominating the men's all-around arena in two Olympic cycles and is considered the best male gymnast in history.
Born on January 3, 1989, Uemura joined the Japanese national team in 2007 and began his legendary journey. At the Beijing Olympics, Uchimura Lost to China's Yang Wei and finished second in the all-around, which was the last time he lost the competition in the individual Go-Neng competition before reaching the peak.
Since the 2009 World Championships, Uchimaura has achieved six consecutive championships in the individual all-around event of the World Championships, including the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Uchimura Hanghei won the men's all-around championship, and is also the first men's individual all-around gymnast to defend the title in the 44 years of the Olympic Games. Uchimura Hanghei has won a total of 3 gold and 4 silver olympics, 10 gold, 6 silver and 5 bronze at the World Championships, dominating the men's gymnastics all-around for 2 Olympic cycles, which can be said to be a miracle.
Uchimamura's last entry was at the World Championships in his birthplace of Kitakyushu in October last year, where he finished sixth in the only horizontal bar competition he participated in. At the Tokyo Olympics, Uchimamura also performed badly. In fact, at the beginning of the Tokyo cycle, Uchimura was no longer the top gymnast. So just past the age of 33, Uchimura chose to retire.
Uchimaura married in 2012 and currently has 2 daughters. The record created by Uchimura Hanghei can be said to be the first person in the history of men's gymnastics. It is no exaggeration to say that a generation of legends has come to an end!