Arthur Mariano

Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano (born 18 September 1993) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast and a member of the Brazilian national team. He participated in the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, placing fourth in the horizontal bar and 12th all-around.[5][6] He won the bronze medal in floor exercise at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[7] He is the 2019 World Champion on horizontal bar.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Oyakawa and the second or paternal family name is Mariano.
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) 18 September 1993
Campinas, Brazil[2]
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
(Brazil national team)
Years on national team2011 – present
ClubPinheiros
Head coach(es)Cristiano Albino (personal)
Marcos Goto (national)[4]
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroFloor exercise
World Championships
2019 StuttgartHorizontal bar
Pan American Games
2019 LimaTeam
2015 TorontoTeam
2019 LimaAll-around
2019 LimaHorizontal bar
Pan American Championships
2021 Rio de Janeiro Team
South American Games
2014 SantiagoTeam
South American Championships
2011 Santiago Team
2012 Rosario Team
2012 Rosario Floor exercise
2019 Santiago Team
2019 Santiago Horizontal bar
2019 Santiago All-around
2011 Santiago Vault
2012 Rosario Vault
2012 Rosario Horizontal bar

Early life

Mariano was born in 1993, in Campinas, to a Brazilian father and a Japanese 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

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."

Modeling career

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.[12][13][14]

Personal life

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

References
  1. Nicole, Nguyen. "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. "2015 World Gymnastics Championships athletes - Arthur Mariano". 2015worldgymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. "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.
  7. "Brazil's Hypolito, Nory take silver and bronze in men's floor exercise". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  8. https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/gymnast-arthur-nory-dreams-second-home-olympic-games
  9. "Bronze no Rio, Arthur Nory começou no judô e contrariou plano do pai - Olimpíada no Rio | Folha". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  10. País, Ediciones El (2016-08-16). "O passado racista de Nory o assombra no dia da sua primeira medalha". EL PAÍS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  11. "5 Things to Know About Arthur Nory Mariano".
  12. "5 Things to Know About Arthur Nory Mariano".
  13. "On an olympic high with Conor Dwyer, Arthur Nory and Bench".
  14. "What Filipino athletes can learn from Olympic medalists Arthur Nory and Conor Dwyer".
  15. "Brazilian Olympic gymnast comes out & unveils new boyfriend in adorable video". LGBTQ Nation. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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