Arthur Nory Oyakawa Mariano (born 18 September 1993) is a Brazilian artistic gymnast and a member of the Brazilian national team. He is a three-time Olympian, having represented Brazil at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic Games. He is the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist on floor exercise as well as the 2019 World Champion and 2022 World bronze medalist on horizontal bar.
Early life Mariano was born in 1993, in Campinas, to a Brazilian father and a Japanese Brazilian mother.Scott Bregman. (21 November 2020).Gymnast Arthur Nory dreams of honouring his Japanese heritage with high bar success at Tokyo Olympics. Retrieved 23 November 2022 He practiced judo in a club as a child, following his father's footsteps. Mariano changed his mind after watching a gymnastics class.
After his parents' divorce, Mariano moved with his mother to São Paulo, where he joined 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.
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.
Modeling career Besides being a professional gymnast, Mariano is also an internationally signed model. In 2019, Mariano is the face of Philippine-based international clothing brand BENCH's men's wear campaign in Brazil and Latin America.
Personal life On 28 October 2021, Mariano revealed in an Instagram post that he is in a relationship with broadcast media marketing analyst João Otávio Tasso.
Competitive history Year Event Team AAFXPHSRVTPBHB 2009 Pan American Championships (junior) 2011 South American Championships 7 2012 Olympic Test Event 6 South American Championships 2013 World Championships 17 2014 South American Games World Championships 6 21 2015 Pan American Games 5 7 8 Osijek Challenge Cup World Championships 8 12 4 2016 Glasgow World Cup São Paulo Challenge Cup 8 5 Olympic Games 6 17 2017 Varna Challenge Cup 4 World Championships 16 12 2018 World Championships 7 Cottbus World Cup 7 Swiss Cup 6 2019 South American Championships Pan American Games World Championships 10 2021 Doha World Cup Pan American Championships 8 Olympic Games 9 Brazilian Championships World Championships 20 2022 Brazil Trophy 4 Pan American Championships Paris Challenge Cup 9 South American Games Brazilian Championships World Championships 7 2023 Brazil Trophy 4 Osijek Challenge Cup 4 Brazilian Championships Paris Challenge Cup 5 5 World Championships 13 6 Pan American Games 9 2024 Cottbus World Cup 6 Baku World Cup Olympic Games 44 2026 Brazil Trophy 4 Pan American Championships 4
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