Shun Fujimoto - Japan's Injured Olympic Hero
The Japanese gymnast who won a team gold medal in 1976 despite competing with a broken knee.
At the 1976 Olympics, the Japanese gymnast Shun Fujimoto horrified the world by continuing to compete in the team event despite breaking his knee during the floor exercise. Determined not to let down his team-mates, Fujimoto braved almost unbearable pain to achieve good scores on the pommel horse and rings, and help Japan to gold. Shun Fujimoto relives his agony with Ashley Byrne. The programme is a Made-In-Manchester Production.
(Photo: The injured Shun Fujimoto showing off his gold medal. Credit: Associated Press)
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