Haruhiro Yamashita

The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896.The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.

Haruhiro Yamashita was born on November 11, 1938. He is a Japanese gymnast, who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He won two gold medals for his country in Team Combined Exercises, and Long Horse Vault. In 2000 Yamashita was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

He is one of the best known players in the history of the game. A unique style of game strategy and excellent judgment is what makes this great player one of the best all time. Sheer determination, concentration and self confidence has helped him through out his professional career to achieve what other players can only imagine of. More than just statistics, Haruhiro Yamashita had the ability to control the game, to take over. He had the speed to float away from defenders and also to recover effortlessly.