Hidenobu Yonekura

Hidenobu Yonekura
Nickname(s)Hide, Hidepu
Country represented Japan
Born (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27)
ResidenceHiroshima, Japan
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
ClubTokushukai Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Isao Yoneda [club], Hisashi Mizutori [national]
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kitakyushu Vault
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 1 0
World Challenge Cup 2 0 0
Total 2 1 0

Hidenobu Yonekura (born 1 May 1997)[1] is a Japanese artistic gymnast. He is the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships silver medalist in Vault.[2] His first international success was at the 2019 World Cup where he won gold in the vault event in Szombathely. In the 2019 World Cup he won another gold in vault at Doha.[3]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2019 World Cup Szombathely 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021
World Cup Doha 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Apparatus Name(s) Description(s) Difficulty Competition Achieved
Vault
The Yonekura Kasamatsu straight with 5/2 (2½) turn, or Tsukahara straight with 7/2 (3½) turn 6.0 2019 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series in Melbourne

References

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  1. ^ "50th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Entry List (Men)". Longines Timing. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Gymnastics - Hidenobu Yonekura". TheSports.org. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Hidenobu Yonekura". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2021.