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Takashi Ono
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 and were held every four years except in 1916, 1940 and 1944 due to the World Wars. 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.
Takashi Ono was born on the 26th of July 1931 in Akita prefecture, Japan. He is a Japanese gymnast who won five Gold medals at the Olympic Games. Ono won the Team Gold Medal at the 1964 games held in Tokyo, Japan, the Horizontal Bar Gold medal at the 1960 Games held in Rome, Italy, the Team Gold medal at the 1960 Games in Rome, Italy, the Vaults Gold medal at the 1960 Games in Rome, Italy and the Horizontal Bar Gold medal at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia.
The desire to use his talents for the Glory and Honor of his God and Country propelled him in an attempt to excel at the highest level of sporting achievement to inspire future generations of his countrymen to do the same upholding the highest standards of patriotic fervor.
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