Kenzō Shirai

Kenzō Shirai
Nickname(s)Mr Twister
Twist Prince (Japanese)
Born (1996-08-24) August 24, 1996
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Japan
(2013–2021)
College teamNippon Sport Science University (Nittaidai)
ClubTsurumi Gymnastics Club
Head coach(es)Yoshiaki Hatakeda (club)
Hisashi Mizutori (national)
Former coach(es)Masaki Shirai (father)
Norimi Shirai (mother)
Eponymous skillsShirai/Shirai-Nguyen (FX): bwd (straight) quad (4/1) full

Shirai 2 (FX): fwd/front triple (3/1)-twisting layout (fwds)
Shirai 3 (FX): triple-twisting double (2/1) straight bwds
Shirai/Shirai-Kim (VT): a "TTY"/Yurchenko triple twist
Shirai 2 (VT): Yurchenko (straight back) 3½ twist/3.5Y

Shirai 3 (VT): "full (1/1) on–
(back layout) double full off"
RetiredJune 16, 2021
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships 5 3 3
Total 6 3 4
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
2016 Rio de Janeiro Vault
World Championships
2013 Antwerp Floor Exercise
2015 Glasgow Team
2015 Glasgow Floor Exercise
2017 Montreal Floor Exercise
2017 Montreal Vault
2014 Nanning Team
2014 Nanning Floor Exercise
2018 Doha Floor Exercise
2017 Montreal All-Around
2018 Doha Team
2018 Doha Vault

Kenzō Shirai (白井 健三, Shirai Kenzō; born August 24, 1996) is a Japanese retired artistic gymnast. Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, he graduated from Kishine High School and joined the Nippon Sport Science University (Nittaidai). Shirai took the team gold, and a bronze on individual vault with the Japanese men's gymnastics national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics (OG) in Rio de Janeiro while more major wins were from the World Championships (WC).