Which Japanese gymnast won Olympic men's all-around gold in 2012 and 2016?

Kōhei Uchimura won Olympic men's all-around gold in both 2012 and 2016. The Japanese gymnast first triumphed in London with 92.690 points, then defended his title in Rio with 92.365 points.

His 2016 victory was exceptionally close: Uchimura edged Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev by just 0.099 points. That result made him the first male gymnast in 44 years to win consecutive Olympic individual all-around titles, and only the third overall to accomplish it.

The alternatives represent different generations or specialties. Kenzo Shirai was renowned especially for twisting skills and vaulting, Hiroyuki Tomita was a Japanese Olympic medalist from the 2000s, and Daiki Hashimoto became a later Olympic all-around champion in 2021. Uchimura's Olympic titles formed part of a larger reign: from 2009 through 2016, he won eight straight all-around titles at the Olympics or World Championships.