Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano (born 18 September 1993) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast and a member of the Brazilian national team.[5] He is a three-time Olympian, having represented Brazil at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic Games. He is the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist on floor exercise[6] as well as the 2019 World Champion and 2022 World bronze medalist on horizontal bar.[7]

Arthur Mariano
Mariano in 2016
Personal information
Full nameArthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano[1]
Alternative name(s)Arthur Nory
Country represented Brazil
Born (1993-09-18) September 18, 1993 (age 31)
Campinas, Brazil[2]
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2011–present (BRA)
ClubPinheiros
Head coach(es)Cristiano Albino (personal)
Marcos Goto (national)[4]

Early life

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Mariano was born in 1993, in Campinas, to a Brazilian father and a Japanese Brazilian mother.[8] He practiced judo in a club as a child, following his father's footsteps. Mariano changed his mind after watching a gymnastics class.[9]

After his parents' divorce, Mariano moved with his mother to São Paulo, where he entered in a gymnastics team in another club. When he was eleven, Mariano joined Esporte Clube Pinheiros. Mariano won the Brazilian Child Gymnastics Championship when he was fourteen.[9]

Controversy

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In 2015, Mariano and fellow gymnasts Felipe Arakawa and Henrique Flores were suspended from the Brazilian national team for a month, after publishing a Snapchat video in which they made racist jokes addressed at another teammate, Afro-Brazilian gymnast Ângelo Assumpção.[10]

Mariano published another video apologizing for the incident. After his teammate had won the bronze medal at 2016 Olympics, Assumpção said: "I don't keep a grudge on him. We are close friends. I am very proud of Nory. I just hope he behaves like a medal winner outside the arena too."[citation needed]

Modeling career

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Besides being a professional gymnast, Mariano is also an internationally signed model.[11] In 2019, Mariano is the face of Philippine-based international clothing brand BENCH's men's wear campaign in Brazil and Latin America.[11][12][13]

Personal life

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On October 28, 2021, Mariano revealed in an Instagram post that he is in a relationship with broadcast media marketing analyst João Otávio Tasso.[14][15][16]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2009
Pan American Championships (junior)  
2011 South American Championships   7  
2012 Olympic Test Event 6
South American Championships        
2013
World Championships 17
2014 South American Games  
World Championships 6 21
2015
Pan American Games   5 7 8
Osijek Challenge Cup  
World Championships 8 12 4
2016 Glasgow World Cup  
São Paulo Challenge Cup 8   5
Olympic Games 6 17  
2017 Varna Challenge Cup   4
World Championships 16 12
2018
World Championships 7
Cottbus World Cup 7
Swiss Cup 6
2019 South American Championships      
Pan American Games      
World Championships 10  
2021 Doha World Cup  
Pan American Championships   8
Olympic Games 9
Brazilian Championships    
World Championships 20
2022 Brazil Trophy 4      
Pan American Championships    
Paris Challenge Cup 9
South American Games    
Brazilian Championships        
World Championships 7  
2023 Brazil Trophy   4
Osijek Challenge Cup 4  
Brazilian Championships      
Paris Challenge Cup 5 5  
World Championships 13 6
Pan American Games   9      
2024 Cottbus World Cup 6
Baku World Cup  
Olympic Games 44

References

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  1. ^ Nicole, Nguyen (8 August 2016). "We Need To Talk About This Brazilian Gymnast Right Now". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ^ Arthur Nory. cob.org.br
  3. ^ Arthur Mariano Archived 2016-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  4. ^ Arthur Mariano Archived 2016-09-20 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  5. ^ "Nory fica em 4º na barra fixa em mais um dia de show de Biles e Uchimura". globoesporte.com (in Portuguese). 1 November 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Brazil's Hypolito, Nory take silver and bronze in men's floor exercise". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  7. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2019 | Day 10 as it happened". Olympics. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  8. ^ Scott Bregman. (21 November 2020).Gymnast Arthur Nory dreams of honouring his Japanese heritage with high bar success at Tokyo Olympics. Retrieved 23 November 2022
  9. ^ a b "Bronze no Rio, Arthur Nory começou no judô e contrariou plano do pai - Olimpíada no Rio | Folha". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  10. ^ "O passado racista de Nory o assombra no dia da sua primeira medalha". EL PAÍS (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  11. ^ a b "5 Things to Know About Arthur Nory Mariano".
  12. ^ "On an olympic high with Conor Dwyer, Arthur Nory and Bench". The Philippine STAR.
  13. ^ "What Filipino athletes can learn from Olympic medalists Arthur Nory and Conor Dwyer". Archived from the original on 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  14. ^ "Brazilian Olympic gymnast comes out & unveils new boyfriend in adorable video". LGBTQ Nation. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  15. ^ Buzinski, Jim (2021-11-23). "Brazilian gymnast Arthur Nory says he has a boyfriend". Outsports. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  16. ^ Milton, Josh (2021-11-26). "Olympic gymnast Arthur Nory and his adorable boyfriend are serious couple goals". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
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