Wei Xiaoyuan
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| Country represented |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 25, 2004 Guangxi, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Shanxi Province | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Lu Le, Wang Liming, Xu Jinglei | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wei Xiaoyuan (Chinese: 韦筱圆, born August 25, 2004) is a Chinese artistic gymnast.[1] She is a three-time Junior World Championships medalist (two-time silver and one-time bronze medalist).[2]
Career
Junior
2018
In February Wei competed at the WOGA Classic in the United States where she placed thirteenth in the all-around but recorded the third highest score on balance beam.[3] In April she competed at the 2018 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy where she placed seventh on the balance beam and helped China place fifth in the team competition.[4] The following month Wei competed at the Chinese Championships where she placed fourteenth in the all-around and her team placed eleventh.[5] In June Wei competed at the Chinese Junior National Championships where she finished second in the 14 and under division behind Guan Chenchen. During event finals she won silver on uneven bars behind Wang Jingying, finished seventh on balance beam, but won gold on floor exercise.[6]
2019
In March Wei competed at the 2019 City of Jesolo Trophy where she placed fifth in the all-around, on balance beam, and on floor exercise and placed seventh on uneven bars.[7] In May she competed at the Chinese Championships where she placed tenth in the all-around.[8] Wei was later selected to represent China at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Ou Yushan and Guan Chenchen. While there she helped China finish second in team final, behind Russia and ahead of the United States. Individually Wei finished sixth in the all-around but won silver on balance beam and bronze on uneven bars.[9] She finished the season competing at the Chinese National Youth Games where she won gold in the all-around and on uneven bars, silver on floor exercise behind Ou, bronze in the team final, and she finished seventh on balance beam.[10]
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Senior
2020
In late January it was announced that Wei would make her senior debut at the Stuttgart World Cup taking place in March.[11] She was replaced by Zhou Ruiyu; however the Stuttgart World Cup was later canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Germany.[12]
Competitive history
Junior
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2018 | WOGA Classic | 13 | |||||
| City of Jesolo Trophy | 5 | 7 | |||||
| Chinese Championships | 14 | ||||||
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| 2019 | City of Jesolo Trophy | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Chinese Championships | 10 | ||||||
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7 |
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References
- ^ "2019全锦赛前瞻(二）——青年组的小新星_韦筱圆". Sohu. 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "2银1铜为国争光！南宁小将韦筱圆首届体操世青赛创佳绩-老友网-南宁网络广播电视台". Guangxi Radio & TV Network. 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "2018 WOGA Classic Results". The Gymternet. February 18, 2018.
- ^ "2018 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. April 17, 2018.
- ^ https://thegymter.net/2018/05/09/2018-chinese-championships-results/
- ^ "2018 Chinese Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. June 19, 2018.
- ^ "2019 City of Jesolo Trophy Results". The Gymternet. March 4, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 16, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Junior World Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 2, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Chinese National Youth Games Results". The Gymternet. August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Olympic, World champions gear up for star-studded Stuttgart World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. January 30, 2020.
- ^ "Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the upcoming FIG events". International Gymnastics Federation. March 11, 2020.
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