After the European Championships in Volos(GRE) in 2005, Catalina Ponor wanted to give time to more than just gymnastics. The Rumanian gymnastics celebrity decided to end her imposing career:
But less than a year later the ‘gymnastics itch’ led her to rethink her decision. Triple Olympic champion Catalina Ponor has resumed training and hopes to be present again at the European Championships in Amsterdam....

Masao Takemoto, a gold medallist in Japan's men's team gymnastics title at the 1960 Rome Olympics, died of bile duct cancer at the age of 87 Friday, February 2 his family said Monday.
Takemoto competed in three consecutive Olympics from the 1952 Helsinki Games and helped capture a gold medal in the men's team competition in Rome in 1960 and  at the age of 41 he placed fifth (tie) all-around, second on high bar, there.
He later...