He Ning (gymnast)
He Ning (simplified Chinese: 何宁; traditional Chinese: 何寧; pinyin: Hé Níng; born November 13, 1990) is a Chinese gymnast born in the province of Zhejiang.[1]
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Born | November 13, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Ningbo, Zhejiang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Lu Shan Zhen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Competitive history
She is known from the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She won 2 gold medals in Team[2] and All-Around competitions. She was a member of the gold-winning team for the 2006 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships[3] in Aarhus, Denmark, and that was the Chinese women team's first-ever gold medal in team competition in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She was also a member of the silver medal-winning team for the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
She failed to make the 2008 Olympic team, while she was the 7th gymnast to be considered as an Olympic team member. Her last competition in 2008 was the Gymnastics World Cup held in Stuttgart, Germany. She won a gold on uneven bars by earning a 15.350.[1]
References
- "He Ning China – Discipline: Womens Artistic". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- "China take team gold". New Straits Times. Associated Press. 2006-12-05. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- "Chinese Women Lead After Day 1 of Worlds". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2007-09-02. Retrieved 2010-12-31.