Japanese gymnast breaks 44 year old record in Rio

Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura became the first man in 44 years to retain his Olympic gold medal in men's all-around gymnastics, when he won the Rio event on Wednesday. 
•    Uchimura, who won silver in Beijing 2008, is only the fourth man worldwide to achieve the feat and the first since compatriot Sawao Kato, who did it in 1972.
•    Uchimura became only the fourth man, and the first since his compatriot Sawao Kato in 1972, to win successive golds in the event that tests skills across six apparatus.
•    He won with a total of 92.365. 
•    Max Whitlock becomes the first British man in over a century to win a medal in the event after picking up bronze with a total of 90.641.
•    Kōhei Uchimura is a Japanese artistic gymnast. 
•    He is a seven-time Olympic medalist, winning three gold and four silvers, a 19-time World medalist and is considered by many to be the greatest gymnast of all time.