Sérgio Sasaki

Sérgio Sasaki
Sasaki at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameSérgio Yoshio Sasaki Júnior
Born (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
Brazil Brazil
(2014–present)
ClubVasco da Gama
Head coach
Renato Alves Pequeno de Araújo
Medal record
Representing Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 San JuanPommel horse
Gold medal – first place2014 MississaugaVault
Silver medal – second place2010 GuadalajaraTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 GuadalajaraVault
Silver medal – second place2012 MedellínParallel bars
Silver medal – second place2012 MedellínHorizontal bar
Silver medal – second place2014 MississaugaHorizontal bar
Bronze medal – third place2013 San JuanParallel bars
Bronze medal – third place2014 MississaugaTeam
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 SantiagoVault
Gold medal – first place2014 SantiagoHorizontal bar
Silver medal – second place2010 MedellínVault
Silver medal – second place2014 SantiagoTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 SantiagoAll-around

Sérgio Yoshio Sasaki Júnior (born March 31, 1992) is a Brazilian male artistic gymnast.[2] He has collected a career tally of sixteen medals (six gold, eight silver, and two bronze) in a major international competition, spanning the Pan American Games, the Pan American Championships, and the South American Games. Sasaki also attended two editions of the Summer Olympic Games (2012 and 2016), as a member of the national team, reaching the final of the men's all-round both times.[1][3]

He missed the 2015 World Championships due to a bicep injury.[4]

At the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships, he won the floor, vault, and parallel bars events and won bronze in the rings.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sergio Sasaki". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sérgio Sasaki". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sergio Sasaki Junior at Olympics.com". olympics.com. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "SASAKI Sergio - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  5. ↑ Koven, Kent (2009-11-08). "USA wins 12 Jr. Pan Am medals • USA Gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 2026-02-08.