Kohei Uchimura retains Olympic crown in thrilling all-around gymnastics final unameliorative

A virtuoso performance from the 27-year-old ensured gold in the men's all-around gymnastics final Wednesday for the second Games in succession.

Uchimura, who led the Japanese to team gold last weekend, edged out Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev and Great Britain's Max Whitlock to retain his title.

He will now head into the Tokyo Games in four years time as reigning champion with the opportunity to make yet more history.



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'After winning the group gold, it was tough to re-focus,' he told reporters. 'I'm so exhausted right now.'

Uchimura is the first man to achieve back-to-back victories in the Olympic all-around since fellow countryman Sawao Kato did so in 1968 and 1972.

The holder of 10 world championship gold medals and 19 in all, Uchimura underlined his undoubted talent once again in the Rio Olympic Arena.

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He also joins Kato in being the only male gymnasts to have ever won three all-around Olympic medals, having won silver in Beijing eight years ago. Kato came second in 1976.

Verniaiev, who had led for part of the competition, had to settle for second with Whitlock taking Britain's first medal in the all-around final for 108 years.

Read: Japan's 'Superman' targets 2020 homecoming A virtuoso performance from the 27-year-old ensured gold in the men's all-around gymnastics final Wednesday for the second Games in succession. 'After winning the group gold, it was tough to re-focus,' he told reporters. 'I'm so exhausted right now.' A virtuoso performance from the 27-year-old ensured gold in the men's all-around gymnastics final Wednesday for the second Games in succession. The holder of 10 world championship gold medals and 19 in all, Uchimura underlined his undoubted talent once again in the Rio Olympic Arena. Uchimura, who led the Japanese to team gold last weekend, edged out Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev and Great Britain's Max Whitlock to retain his title. Uchimura is the first man to achieve back-to-back victories in the Olympic all-around since fellow countryman Sawao Kato did so in 1968 and 1972. Read: Japan's 'Superman' targets 2020 homecoming He will now head into the Tokyo Games in four years time as reigning champion with the opportunity to make yet more history. The holder of 10 world championship gold medals and 19 in all, Uchimura underlined his undoubted talent once again in the Rio Olympic Arena. Verniaiev, who had led for part of the competition, had to settle for second with Whitlock taking Britain's first medal in the all-around final for 108 years. Uchimura is the first man to achieve back-to-back victories in the Olympic all-around since fellow countryman Sawao Kato did so in 1968 and 1972. Uchimura is the first man to achieve back-to-back victories in the Olympic all-around since fellow countryman Sawao Kato did so in 1968 and 1972. He will now head into the Tokyo Games in four years time as reigning champion with the opportunity to make yet more history. He will now head into the Tokyo Games in four years time as reigning champion with the opportunity to make yet more history. He will now head into the Tokyo Games in four years time as reigning champion with the opportunity to make yet more history. Uchimura, who led the Japanese to team gold last weekend, edged out Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev and Great Britain's Max Whitlock to retain his title. Verniaiev, who had led for part of the competition, had to settle for second with Whitlock taking Britain's first medal in the all-around final for 108 years. He also joins Kato in being the only male gymnasts to have ever won three all-around Olympic medals, having won silver in Beijing eight years ago. Kato came second in 1976. He will now head into the Tokyo Games in four years time as reigning champion with the opportunity to make yet more history. He will now head into the Tokyo Games in four years time as reigning champion with the opportunity to make yet more history. A virtuoso performance from the 27-year-old ensured gold in the men's all-around gymnastics final Wednesday for the second Games in succession. A virtuoso performance from the 27-year-old ensured gold in the men's all-around gymnastics final Wednesday for the second Games in succession. Uchimura, who led the Japanese to team gold last weekend, edged out Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev and Great Britain's Max Whitlock to retain his title. Read: Japan's 'Superman' targets 2020 homecoming Uchimura is the first man to achieve back-to-back victories in the Olympic all-around since fellow countryman Sawao Kato did so in 1968 and 1972. Read: Japan's 'Superman' targets 2020 homecoming A virtuoso performance from the 27-year-old ensured gold in the men's all-around gymnastics final Wednesday for the second Games in succession. The holder of 10 world championship gold medals and 19 in all, Uchimura underlined his undoubted talent once again in the Rio Olympic Arena. The holder of 10 world championship gold medals and 19 in all, Uchimura underlined his undoubted talent once again in the Rio Olympic Arena. 'After winning the group gold, it was tough to re-focus,' he told reporters. 'I'm so exhausted right now.'

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