Zou Jingyuan

Zou Jingyuan (Chinese: 邹敬园; pinyin: Zōu Jìngyuán, born 3 January 1998) is a Chinese artistic gymnast who specializes on parallel bars. He is the 2020 Olympic Champion and a two-time world champion on parallel bars. He was a member of the Chinese team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, gold at the 2018 World Championships, and bronze at the 2019 World Championships.

Zou Jingyuan
Country represented China
Born (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998
Yibin, China
HometownBeijing
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national teamPeople's Republic of China
ClubSichuan Province
Head coach(es)Wang Hongwei, Teng Haibin
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoParallel Bars
2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
2017 Montreal Parallel Bars
2018 DohaTeam
2018 DohaParallel Bars
2019 StuttgartTeam
Asian Championships
2017 Bangkok Team
2017 Bangkok Rings
2017 Bangkok Parallel Bars
2017 Bangkok Pommel Horse
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Parallel Bars
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Pommel Horse
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zou.

Personal life

Zou Jingyuan was born 3 January 1998 in Yibin, Sichuan, China. He started gymnastics at the age of three when he was scouted by a coach because of his good physical condition.[1]

The General Administration of Sport of China named Zou an Elite Athlete of National Class in 2016.[1]

Zou studies physical education at Chengdu Sport University.[1]

Career

2017

In May 2017, Zou competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team won gold.[1] He won first on parallel bars and rings, as well as second on pommel horse.[1]

In October, Zou competed at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada, where he placed first on parallel bars.[1]

2018

In August, Zou competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team won first.[1] Zou placed first on parallel bars and second on pommel horse.[1][2]

In October, Zou competed at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, where the team placed first.[1] Zou placed first on parallel bars.[1]

2019

Zou competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.[1] He failed to qualify for the parallel bars event final after an error in qualifying,[3] but his team final parallel bars score of 16.383 was the highest score of the competition.[4]

2021

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Zou competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan, Xiao Ruoteng, and Lin Chaopan.[5] The team won Olympic bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points beneath the winning team.[6] Zou won Olympic gold on parallel bars with a score of 16.233,[7] the highest score and widest margin of victory (0.533) posted by any gymnast in any event at the Tokyo Olympics.[8][9]

References
  1. "Artistic Gymnastics ZOU Jingyuan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "China tops gymnastics medal tally at Jakarta Asiad, history made by host Indonesia". Xinhuanet News. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  3. "A bluffer's guide to artistic gymnastics: Parallel bars". Olympics.com. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  4. Ivanov, Christian (November 2019). "Champs At Last". International Gymnast. Paul Ziert & Associates, Inc. 61 (9): 29.
  5. "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "China's Zou Jingyuan wins parallel bars, Japan's Daiki Hashimoto horizontal bars in Olympic men's gymnastics". ESPN. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  9. Crumlish, John (2021-08-29). "China's Zou: "I don't know why I still got the gold"". International Gymnast Online. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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