Liu Yang
Country represented China
Born (1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 29)
Liaoning, China[1]
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2013 - present
ClubLiaoning Province
Head coach(es)Jin Weiguo
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanning Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanning Rings
Gold medal – first place 2023 Antwerp Rings
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antwerp Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Montreal Rings

Liu Yang (simplified Chinese: 刘洋; traditional Chinese: 劉洋; pinyin: Liú Yáng; born 10 September 1994)[3] is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He is the 2020 Olympic and two-time world champion on rings. He was a member of the Chinese team who won gold at the 2014 World Championships and silver at the 2023 World Championships. He was also part of the Chinese team who won bronze in the team competition at the 2016 Olympics.

Career

Liu began gymnastics when he was five years old.[1]

At the 2013 Cottbus World Cup, Liu won the silver medal on the rings behind Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias.[4] He finished fourth in the rings final at the 2013 World Championships.[5]

At the 2014 World Championships, Liu competed alongside Cheng Ran, Deng Shudi, Lin Chaopan, You Hao, and Zhang Chenglong, and they won the gold medal in the team event.[6] Individually, he won the gold medal on rings.[7] He said on winning the rings gold medal, "I am very, very excited that I won the gold medal today and I wish to thank my teammates and my brothers and my sisters who have been cheering for me along the way... Last year during the World Championships I came fourth because of some minor mistakes I made during my performance. But this year I seized the opportunity and I managed to win and I am still very excited right now."[8]

Liu competed at the 2015 World Championships and won the bronze medal with the Chinese team.[9] In the rings final, he won the bronze medal behind Eleftherios Petrounias and You Hao.[10]

Liu was selected to represent China at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Deng Shudi, Lin Chaopan, Zhang Chenglong, and You Han. They won the bronze medal in the team competition behind Japan and Russia.[11] In the rings event final, he finished fourth.[12]

At the 2017 World Championships, Liu won the bronze medal on rings behind Eleftherios Petrounias and Denis Ablyazin.[13]

Liu began his attempt to qualify for the 2020 Olympics through the World Cup series at the 2018 Cottbus World Cup where he won the gold medal on rings.[14] He also won the gold medal on rings at the 2019 Melbourne World Cup and the 2019 Cottbus World Cup.[15] While Liu won the maximum number of points through the World Cup series, he lost the tiebreaker to Eleftherios Petrounias and did not earn the Olympic spot.[16]

China earned an additional quota for the 2020 Olympics through the cancelled All-Around World Cup series, and this spot was awarded to Liu.[17][18] At the 2020 Olympics, Liu won the gold medal on the rings with a score of 15.500 with teammate You Hao winning the silver medal.[19]

At the 2023 World Championships, Liu won gold on rings and silver with the men's team.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "Liu Yang". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Liu Yang". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ "45th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning (CHN) Men's Entry List By NOC" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Russian Gymnasts capture Cottbus". International Gymnastics Federation. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "44th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp (BEL) Men's Apparatus Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's Team Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Men's Apparatus Final Results Rings" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. FIG. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Quotables: Nanning 2014 Apparatus Finals day one". International Gymnastics Federation. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  9. ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Apparatus Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Rio 2016. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Rings Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Rio 2016. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  13. ^ "47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2017 Montréal (CAN) Men's Rings Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Individual qualification for 2020 Olympics begins in Cottbus". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  15. ^ "World Cup series resumes in Cottbus". International Gymnastics Federation. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 June 2021). "Petrounias, Ferrari Win Olympic Spots in Final Attempt". The Gymternet. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  17. ^ "The All-Around World Cup Series is cancelled". International Gymnastics Federation. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (7 July 2021). "China Names Olympic Teams Following Internal Tests". The Gymternet. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  19. ^ "LIU Yang wins gold medal on still rings". Tokyo 2020. International Olympic Committee. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  20. ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/2023-world-artistic-gymnastics-champs-all-results-scores-complete-list

External links

Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Still Rings
World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Still Rings
World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team Competition
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