Genki Suzuki
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| Full name | Genki Suzuki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 24, 1997 Okinawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | North Wales, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 148 lb (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2018–2019, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oklahoma Sooners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Mark Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Genki Suzuki (born February 24, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast and coach. He is a former member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.
Early life and education
[edit]Suzuki was born on February 24, 1997, in Okinawa, Japan, to Yoko and Yoshikazu Suzuki. He moved to the United States with his family when he was eight years old.[1] He lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Iowa City, Iowa before settling in North Wales, Pennsylvania.[1] As a teen, he was able to obtain his green card. He attended Wissahickon High School and later enrolled at the University of Oklahoma to pursue gymnastics.
Gymnastics career
[edit]Suzuki, despite possessing a green card, was unable to compete in the USA Gymnastics National Championships which blocked his path from also representing the United States in international competition.[1] Once he became a citizen in April 2018, he competed in the 2018 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships and was named to the United States national team shortly afterward.[1] His first international assignment was at the 2018 Pan American Gymnastics Championships where he won two gold medals, one for the pommel horse and one for the team all-around. He later represented the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru and he won a silver medal in the team event.[2] He also won the silver medal both in the floor exercise and in the men's artistic team all-around event.[2]
Domestically, Suzuki competed for the Oklahoma Sooners men's gymnastics team. The team won the 2016, 2017, and 2018 NCAA men's gymnastics championships with a second-place finish in 2019. He also was the 2021 Winter Cup horizontal bar champion.
Coaching career
[edit]He is currently an assistant coach with Oklahoma.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Genki Suzuki: Path to Greatness". soonersports.com. January 7, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Genki Suzuki at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Genki Suzuki at USA Gymnastics
- Genki Suzuki at Olympics.com
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