Sun Wei (Chinese: 孙炜; born 12 August 1995, in Nantong, Jiangsu) is a Chinese artistic gymnast.[1] He is a 2018 world champion in the team competition and a member of the 2020 Olympic team.
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Born | (1995-08-12) 12 August 1995 (age 27) Nantong, Jiangsu, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Jiangsu, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | People's Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Jiangsu Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Wang Hongwei, Lyu Junhai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sun was born 12 August 1995 in Nantong, China. He started gymnastics at age three; he was a weak child, and his parents wanted his strength to improve.[2]
He studied at the Nanjing Sport Institute.
In May 2017, Sun competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team won gold.[2]
In August, Sun competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team won first.[3] Sun placed second on high bar and third on pommel horse.[2]
In October, he was part of the Chinese team at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar, and helped his country to gold medal in the team event.[4][5] He also qualified for the all-around final where he placed fourth.[6]
Sun competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.[2]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Sun competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan, Xiao Ruoteng, and Lin Chaopan.[7] The team won Olympic bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points beneath the winning team.[8] Sun also qualified for the men's individual all-around, where he placed 4th.[9]
Year | Tournament | Event | Date | All Around | ![]() |
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2021 | Chinese National Championships | Qualification | 04 May | 82.796 | 14.066 | 14.266 | 14.266 | 13.066 | 13.066 | 14.066 |
AA Final | 06 May | 87.697 | 14.433 | 14.733 | 14.166 | 14.833 | 15.166 | 14.366 | ||
Event Finals | 08 May | 13.766 | 14.300 | |||||||
Chinese Olympic Trials | 01 July | 88.430 | 14.666 | 14.733 | 14.366 | 14.966 | 15.133 | 14.566 | ||
Olympic Games | Qualification | 24 July | 87.298 | 14.333 | 14.833 | 14.233 | 14.766 | 15.133 | 14.000 | |
Team Final | 26 July | 87.465 | 14.366 | 15.000 | 14.233 | 14.866 | 14.800 | 14.200 | ||
AA Final | 28 July | 87.798 | 14.500 | 14.966 | 14.066 | 14.900 | 14.966 | 14.400 | ||
Event Finals | 03 August | 13.066 | ||||||||
National Games of China | Qualification | 19 September | 86.032 | 12.733 | 15.000 | 14.200 | 14.900 | 14.733 | 14.466 | |
Team Final | 21 September | 85.499 | 14.233 | 14.400 | 14.400 | 14.200 | 14.833 | 13.433 | ||
AA Final | 23 September | 86.365 | 14.133 | 15.066 | 13.700 | 13.800 | 15.200 | 14.466 | ||
Event Finals | 25 - 26 September | 14.960 | 14.400 | |||||||
World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team Competition | |
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