Zou Jingyuan
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Country represented | China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yibin, China | 3 January 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eponymous skills | Zou (rings): From inverted cross lower slowly to inverted hang and felge backward slowly to V cross (2 seconds) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zou Jingyuan (
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]
2022
Zou competed on parallel bars and rings for China at the World Championships in Liverpool, winning gold in the team event,[10] gold on parallel bars,[11] and silver on rings behind gold medalist Adem Asil.[12] His score in the parallel bars final of 16.166 was the highest score posted by a gymnast at the competition. He added a new named element on rings during qualifications, the Zou: the gymnast lowers slowly from inverted cross to inverted hang and felges backward slowly to V cross, holding for 2 seconds. The Zou has an E value.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Artistic Gymnastics ZOU Jingyuan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "China tops gymnastics medal tally at Jakarta Asiad, history made by host Indonesia". Xinhuanet News. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-31.[dead link]
- ^ "A bluffer's guide to artistic gymnastics: Parallel bars". Olympics.com. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- International Gymnast. 61 (9). Paul Ziert & Associates, Inc.: 29.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Men's Team Standings: Final". FIG. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Men's Parallel Bars Final - Results". FIG. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Men's Rings Final - Results". FIG. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ ZOU - 2022 World Championships in Liverpool (GBR) - MAG new SR Element. FIG. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-01-11 – via YouTube.