Kyoji Yamawaki

Kyoji Yamawaki
Country represented  Japan
Born (1957-09-17) September 17, 1957
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics

Kyoji Yamawaki (山脇恭二, born September 17, 1957) is a former Japanese gymnast. He invented and named the trick on the still rings known as a yamawaki (in which you do a double front flip in the back swing.) He also invented and named the skill on Horizontal bar known as the Yamawaki. Yamawaki competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the Men's Team Combined Exercises. He also won a bronze medal in The still rings event at The 1985 World championships

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