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Xiao Ruoteng
Personal information
Born (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 28)
Beijing, China
HometownBeijing
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national teamPeople's Republic of China
ClubBeijing
Head coach(es)Wang Hongwei, Teng Haibin
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Floor Exercise
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Montreal All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2018 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Doha Pommel Horse
Silver medal – second place 2018 Doha All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Stuttgart Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Montreal Pommel Horse
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Stuttgart Floor Exercise
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Parallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Horizontal Bar
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Pommel Horse
Silver medal – second place 2015 Hiroshima Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Hiroshima Pommel Horse
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bangkok Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bangkok Horizontal Bar
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiao.

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]

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

  1. ^ "XIAO Ruoteng". fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Artistic Gymnastics XIAO Ruoteng". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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