Sun_Wei_(gymnast)

Sun Wei (gymnast)

Sun Wei (gymnast)

Chinese artistic gymnast

Sun Wei (Chinese: 孙炜; born 12 August 1995) is a Chinese artistic gymnast.[1] He is a 2018 world champion in the team competition and a member of the 2020 Olympic team.

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Personal life

Sun was born 12 August 1995 in Nantong, China. He started gymnastics at age three; he was a weak child, and his parents wanted his strength to improve.[2]

He studied at the Nanjing Sport Institute.

Career

2017

In May 2017, Sun competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team won gold.[2]

2018

In August, Sun competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team won first.[3] Sun placed second on high bar and third on pommel horse.[2]

In October, he was part of the Chinese team at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar, and helped his country to gold medal in the team event.[4][5] He also qualified for the all-around final where he placed fourth.[6]

2019

Sun competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.[2]

2021

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Sun competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan, Xiao Ruoteng, and Lin Chaopan.[7] The team won Olympic bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points beneath the winning team.[8] Sun also qualified for the men's individual all-around, where he placed 4th.[9]

Detailed Results

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References

  1. [1]
    "SUN Wei". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
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    "Artistic Gymnastics SUN Wei". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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    "China tops gymnastics medal tally at Jakarta Asiad, history made by host Indonesia". Xinhuanet News. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-31.[dead link]
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    Xinhua (2018-10-30). "China wins men's team title at gymnastics worlds". Xinhua (English.news.cn). Xinhua. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
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    "China edges Russia for team gold at gymnastics worlds". News 12 New Jersey. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
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    "Russia's Dalaloyan wins men's all-around on tiebreaker". The Sun Herald. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  7. [7]
    "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  8. [8]
    "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  9. [9]
    "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
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