Shinji Morisue (森末 慎二, Morisue Shinji, born May 22, 1957) is a Japanese gymnast and Olympic champion. The parallel bar skill Morisue is named after him.[1][2] He hails from Okayama City[3] and attended the Nippon College of Physical Education (now called Nippon Sport Science University). Morisue is now a show business personality in Japan and is frequently seen on TV,[4] especially in sports programs, and to comment on the Olympics and other international competitions. In April, 2006 he was appointed professor at Kyushu Kyoritsu University.[5]
| Shinji Morisue | |
|---|---|
| Country represented | Japan |
| Born | May 22, 1957 Okayama, Okayama |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior |
| Retired | 1985 |
Olympics
editHe received a gold medal in horizontal bar, a silver medal in vault, and a bronze medal in team combined exercises at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[6]
World championships
editMorisue received a bronze medal with the Japan team in the 1983 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Budapest.
Writer
editIn the early nineties amateur athletes have decreased. Morisue, concerned about the phenomenon of the moment, wrote the scenarios for the sports manga Ganba! Fly High, based in part on his experiences as a gymnast, for which he and the illustrator Hiroyuki Kikuta received the 1998 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah | Camera operator | |
| 2002 | Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla[8] | JXSDF 1st Lieutenant Hayama (2nd Lt. Hayama's Brother) | Romaji: Gojira tai Mekagojira |
References
edit- ^ "D - Morisue". Code Of Points. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ Mc, Author Rick (2008-01-18). "gymnastics skills we want to see". Gymnastics Coaching.com. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Archived copy" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Gymn Forum: Shinji Morisue Biography".
- ^ "森末 慎二 (講師陣データベース) | 株式会社ブレーン". www.kkbrain.co.jp. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Gymnastics" Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 3, 2008)
- ^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 2008-07-10. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ "Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)". IMDb.
