Taki Shibuya

Born in 1941 in Japan, Taki Shibuya found her way onto the gymnastics floor and dedicated herself to a sport that demands an almost unreasonable level of physical control. Artistic gymnastics is brutal that way: years of grinding work, tendons tested to their limit, and it all has to come together in a few minutes of competition with zero margin for error. The fact that she came up through Nihon University, a powerhouse for athletics, tells you she was serious about this on an institutional level, not just a passion project. She competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, took team bronze at the 1966 World Championships and won three straight NHK Cups from 1965 to 1967. But training through the 1950s and 60s, when Japan was rebuilding itself and sending athletes out to prove something to the world, carries its own kind of weight. I respect that quietly.

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Taki Shibuya is a Japanese artistic gymnast born in 1941. She attended Nihon University, a well-known institution with a strong athletic tradition. She competed at the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico City Olympics, was part of the Japanese team that won bronze at the 1966 World Championships, and won three consecutive NHK Cup titles from 1965 to 1967.

Name (English)

Taki Shibuya

Name (Japanese)

渋谷多喜

Reading

しぶや たき

Born

January 2, 1941 (age 85)

Origin

Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Artistic Gymnast

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

University

Nihon University

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B8%8B%E8%B0%B7%E5%A4%9A%E5%96%9C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7678280

Tags

• Artistic Gymnast

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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