Guo Linyao

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Guo Linyao
Born (1972-03-10) March 10, 1972 (age 53)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Parallel bars
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Dortmund Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Indianapolis Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Indianapolis Pommel horse
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Indianapolis Parallel bars

Guo Linyao (born 10 March 1972) is a Chinese former gymnast who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1] Coach Linyao Guo was born in China. He was born into a well-known gymnastics family. Both his mother, Huiqi Suo, [2] and father, Shuzeng Guo [3] were gymnasts on the Chinese National Team. He has two older brothers, Guo Linsheng and Guo Linxian, and one older sister, Guo Linhong [4] who were all internationally competing gymnasts. His family, the "Guo" (国/國) [5] - meaning Nation, is well known among the Chinese gymnastics field.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guo Linyao". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. Dallas Column http://www.2002china.net/chinatowns/dallas/columnhome.shtml
  3. Sina.com http://sports.sina.com.cn/o/2001-08-19/19172945.shtml
  4. Sister Linhong Guo: http://gymnastics.sport.org.cn/cga/champion/2014-11-19/459048.html
  5. The People of Local Chronicles of Harbin News Letter: http://218.10.232.41:8080/was40/print?record=29&channelid=4279&back=-2