Sérgio Sasaki

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'''Sérgio Yoshio Sasaki Júnior''' (born March 31, 1992) is a Brazilian male artistic gymnast.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Sérgio Sasaki|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/sergio-sasaki-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418032712/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/sergio-sasaki-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 10 April 2017}}</ref> He has collected a career tally of sixteen medals (six gold, eight silver, and two bronze) in a major international competition, spanning the Pan American Games, the Pan American Championships, and the South American Games. Sasaki also attended two editions of the Summer Olympic Games (2012 and 2016), as a member of the national team, reaching the final of the men's all-round both time.<ref name=rio-2016>{{cite web|title=Sergio Sasaki|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sergio-yoshio-sasaki|website=Rio2016.com|publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=10 April 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826093439/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/sergio-yoshio-sasaki|archive-date=26 August 2016|df=dmy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sergio Sasaki Junior at Olympics.com |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/sergio-sasaki-junior |access-date=8 February 2026 |website=olympics.com}}</ref>

He missed the 2015 World Championships due to a bicep injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SASAKI Sergio - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=25168 |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}}</ref>

At the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships, he won the floor, vault and parallel bars events and won bronze in the rings.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koven |first=Kent |date=2009-11-08 |title=USA wins 12 Jr. Pan Am medals • USA Gymnastics |url=https://usagym.org/usa-wins-12-jr-pan-am-medals/ |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=USA Gymnastics}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{FIG|bio=25168}} * {{Olympics.com profile|org_archive=20201019092700}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{COB profile|sergio-yoshio-sasaki-junior|Sérgio Júnior|archive2=20230913034954}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sasaki, Sergio}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian male artistic gymnasts Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic gymnasts for Brazil Category:Gymnasts at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil Category:Pan American Games gymnasts for Brazil Category:Brazilian people of Japanese descent Category:Sportspeople of Japanese descent Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in gymnastics Category:South American Games gold medalists for Brazil Category:South American Games silver medalists for Brazil Category:South American Games medalists in gymnastics Category:Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Category:Competitors at the 2014 South American Games Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Originators of elements in artistic gymnastics Category:Sportspeople from São Bernardo do Campo Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen