Fujio Kakuta

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFujio•Kakuta
Used nameFujio•Kakuta
Original name角田•不二夫
Born27 January 1911 in ?, Shizuoka (JPN)
Died1938
NOC Japan

Biography

Fujio Kakuta was the son of poet Kokokakaku Kakuta and competed at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was also known as a painter and graphic artist. Kakuta died only two years after the Berlin Olympics. His uniform worn at the Los Angeles Olympics is on display in the Prince Chichibu Memorial Sports Museum in Tokyo.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) JPN Fujio Kakuta
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 24
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Japan 5
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) 23
1936 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) JPN Fujio Kakuta
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 76
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Japan 9
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) 80
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) 65
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) 77
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 53
Rings, Men (Olympic) =80
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) 65