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.
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Born | (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 24) Yibin, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Beijing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | People's Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sichuan Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Wang Hongwei, Teng Haibin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Parallel Bars | |
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