Sun Xiaojiao

Sun Xiaojiao
Born	(1984-12-18) 18 December 1984 (age 40) Zhejiang, China
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	China
Medal record Representing   China World Championships 2001 Ghent Balance beam World Cup Final 2002 Stuttgart Balance beam Asian Games 2002 Busan Team Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane Balance beam

Sun Xiaojiao (born 18 December 1984) is a Chinese former artistic gymnast. She is the 2001 World balance beam bronze medalist. She is also the 2002 World Cup Final and 2001 Goodwill Games balance beam champion. She won a gold medal in the team event at the 2002 Asian Games.

Gymnastics career

Sun won the all-around bronze medal at the 1999 Canberra Cup behind Daniele Hypólito and Maria Zasypkina. ^[1] At the 2000 International Team Championships, she helped China win the bronze medal behind the United States and Romania. ^[2]

At the 2001 Paris World Cup, Sun won the balance beam gold medal and the uneven bars silver medal behind Verona van de Leur. ^[3] She competed at the 2001 Goodwill Games and won the gold medal on the balance beam with a score of 9.662. She also finished sixth on the uneven bars. ^[4] At the 2001 World Championships, she qualified for the all-around final and finished tenth. Then in the balance beam final, she won the bronze medal with a score of 9.575, behind Andreea Răducan and Ludmila Ezhova. ^[5] She then won a gold medal on the balance beam at the 2001 Stuttgart World Cup. ^[6]

Sun won the balance beam silver medal at the 2002 Li Ning Cup. ^[7] She helped China win the team competition at the 2002 Asian Games. She did not qualify for any of the individual finals. She finished eighth in the all-around at the 2002 Chinese Championships. ^[8] Then at the 2002 Glasgow World Cup, she won a bronze medal on the balance beam behind Răducan and teammate Zhang Nan. ^[9] At the 2002 World Cup Final, she won the balance beam title. ^[10] She finished fifth in the all-around at the 2002 Arthur Gander Memorial. ^[11]

References

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2. "2000 International Team Championships Women". Gymn Forum. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
3. "France Telecom 2001 Worldcup & Great Four Paris-Bercy, March 17 -18". Gym Media. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
4. "McClure Wins Pommel Horse Bronze Medal for USA at 2001 Goodwill Games". USA Gymnastics . 29 August 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
5. "2001 World Championships - Ghent, Belgium October 27-November 5, 2001" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . Retrieved 27 June 2025.
6. "Weltcup & "Great Four" 19th DTB Pokal 2001". Gym Media (in German). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
7. "2002 Li Ning Cup Women's EF". Gymn Forum. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
8. "2002 Chinese Championships Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
9. "Grand Prix Glasgow 2002 World Cup 2001/2002, Artistic Gymnastics, Women 2002, October, 26 - 27". Gym Media. Archived from the original on 4 March 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
10. "Gymnastics World Cup Women: Beam". Sports123. Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
11. "2002 Gander Memorial Women's AA". Gymn Forum. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2025.