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Xiao Ruoteng (simplified Chinese: 肖若腾; traditional Chinese: 蕭若騰; pinyin: Xiào Ruòténg, born 30 January 1996) is a Chinese artistic gymnast.[1]

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Xiao Ruoteng
Personal information
Born	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 26) Beijing, China
Hometown	Beijing
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	People's Republic of China
Club	Beijing
Head coach(es)	Wang Hongwei, Teng Haibin
Medal record Representing  China Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo All-Around 2020 Tokyo Team 2020 Tokyo Floor Exercise World Championships 2017 Montreal All-Around 2018 Doha Team 2018 Doha Pommel Horse 2018 Doha All-Around 2019 Stuttgart Team 2015 Glasgow Team 2017 Montreal Pommel Horse 2019 Stuttgart Floor Exercise Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Team 2018 Jakarta Parallel Bars 2018 Jakarta All-Around 2018 Jakarta Horizontal Bar Asian Championships 2017 Bangkok Team 2017 Bangkok All-Around 2017 Bangkok Pommel Horse 2015 Hiroshima Team 2015 Hiroshima Pommel Horse 2017 Bangkok Floor Exercise 2017 Bangkok Horizontal Bar

Personal life

Xiao was born 30 January 1996 in Beijing, China. He began gymnastics at age five.[2]

Xiao has received four awards. The General Administration of Sport of China named him an Elite Athlete of National Class in 2012 and 2016.[2] In 2018, the Xinhua News Agency named him one of the Top 10 Athletes of the Year in the People's Republic of China.[2] In 2020, he received the Beijing May 4th Youth Medal.[2]

He studied physical education at Beijing Sport University and speaks Mandarin and English.

Career

2015

Xiao competed in the World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, where his team placed third.[2]

2016

Xiao injured his elbow during training, and was unable to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

2017

In May 2017, Xiao competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team won gold.[2] He won first all around and on parallel bars, as well as second on floor and high bar.[2] He became the first gymnast in nine years, other than Kohei Uchimura, to win a major all-around title after returning from an injury. He shared the podium with teammate and silver medalist Lin Chaopan.

In October, Xiao competed at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada, where he placed first all around, as well as third on pommel horse.[2]

2018

In August, Xiao competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team won first.[2] Xiao placed third all around, as well as third on high bar and second on parallel bars.[2]

In October, Xiao competed at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, where the team placed first.[2] Xiao placed second all around, as well as first on pommel horse.[2]

2019

Xiao competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.[2] He placed fourth all around and on parallel bars, as well as third on floor exercise.

2021

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Xiao competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan, and Lin Chaopan.[3] The team won Olympic bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points beneath the winning team.[4]

References

External links

• Xiao Ruoteng at the International Gymnastics Federation

На других языках

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- [en] Xiao Ruoteng

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[fr] Xiao Ruoteng

Xiao Ruoteng (né le 30 janvier 1996 à Pékin) est un gymnaste artistique chinois.

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[it] Xiao Ruoteng

Xiao Ruoteng[1] (肖若腾S, Xiào RuòténgP; Pechino, 30 gennaio 1996) è un ginnasta cinese, campione del mondo individuale nel 2017.

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[ru] Сяо Жотэн

Ся́о Жотэ́н (кит. упр. 肖若腾, пиньинь Xiào Ruòténg; род. 30 января 1996, Пекин) — китайский гимнаст, трёхкратный чемпион мира (в том числе в многоборье — 2017), призёр чемпионатов мира, победитель и многократный медалист Азиатских игр.

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