Kenzō Shirai

Kenzō Shirai (白井 健三, Shirai Kenzō, born August 24, 1996) is a Japanese men's former athlete of artistic gymnastics (AG). Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, he, a graduate of Kishine High School, joined the Nippon Sport Science University (Nittaidai). Shirai took the team gold, and a bronze on individual vault with the Japanese men's AG (MAG) national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics (OG) in Rio de Janeiro while more major wins were from the World Championships (WC).

Kenzō Shirai
Shirai at the Japanese Prime Minister's Official Residence in 2016
Nickname(s)Mr Twister
Twist Prince (Japanese)
Country represented Japan
Born (1996-08-24) August 24, 1996
Yokohama, Kanagawa
HometownYokohama, Kanagawa
ResidenceSouth Tokyo, Japan
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2013–2021 (JPN)
ClubTsurumi Gymnastics Club
College teamNippon Sport Science University (Nittaidai)
Head coach(es)Yoshiaki Hatakeda (club)
Hisashi Mizutori (national)
Former coach(es)Masaki Shirai (father)
Norimi Shirai (mother)
Eponymous skillsShirai/Shirai-Nguyen (FX): bwd (straight) quad (4/1) full

Shirai 2 (FX): fwd/front triple (3/1)-twisting layout (fwds)
Shirai 3 (FX): triple-twisting double (2/1) straight bwds
Shirai/Shirai-Kim (VT): a "TTY"/Yurchenko triple twist
Shirai 2 (VT): Yurchenko (straight back) 3½ twist/3.5Y

Shirai 3 (VT): "full (1/1) on–
(back layout) double full off"
RetiredJune 16, 2021
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 5 3 3
Total 6 3 4
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroVault
World Championships
2013 AntwerpFloor Exercise
2015 GlasgowTeam
2015 GlasgowFloor Exercise
2017 MontrealFloor Exercise
2017 MontrealVault
2014 NanningTeam
2014 NanningFloor Exercise
2018 DohaFloor Exercise
2017 MontrealAll-Around
2018 DohaTeam
2018 DohaVault
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