Takehiro Kashima
Country represented	Japan
Born	(1980-07-16) July 16, 1980 (age 43) Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
College team	Juntendo University
Retired	December 2008
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team competition 2004 Athens Pommel horse World Championships 2003 Anaheim Horizontal bar 2003 Anaheim Pommel horse 2002 Debrecen Pommel horse 2003 Anaheim Team 2005 Melbourne Pommel horse Asian Games 2002 Busan Pommel horse

Takehiro Kashima (鹿島 丈博, Kashima Takehiro, born July 16, 1980 in Osaka) is a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.

Olympics

Kashima won a gold medal in the team all-around and a bronze medal in pommel-horse at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.^[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won a silver medal in the team all-around.

World championships

Kashima won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2002 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Debrecen. At the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Anaheim he won a gold medal in high bar, a gold medal in pommel horse, and a bronze medal with Japan in the team final. He won a bronze medal in pommel horse at the 2005 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.