Japanese men's gymnastics great Akinori Nakayama, who won a total of six gold medals at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics, has died, the Japan Gymnastics Association said Monday. He was 82.The Nagoya native died of stomach cancer on March 9, and his funeral was attended by close relatives.Nakayama made his Olympic debut at the 1968 Mexico City Games, where he contributed to Japan's men's all-around team gold and took individual all-around bronze.He also won gold on rings, parallel bars and horizontal bars, winning all three apparatuses in a single day of competition. With a silver in the floor exe…READ FULL ARTICLE
