Zhu Xueying

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Zhu Xueying
Zhu Xueying (CHN) 2023.jpg
Zhu at the 2022 Asian Games
Personal information
Born (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 (age 27)
Beijing, China [1]
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in) [2]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Trampoline gymnastics
Country
represented		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Medal record
Women's trampoline gymnastics
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sofia Synchro
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 SofiaTrampoline team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Saint Petersburg All-around team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Sofia Individual team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Birmingham Individual team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Saint PetersburgIndividual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 BirminghamIndividual
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Nanjing Individual
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Individual

Zhu Xueying (born 2 March 1998) is a Chinese trampoline gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic champion, the 2022 Asian Games champion, and the 2014 Youth Olympic champion in the individual event. Additionally, she has won five gold medals and two silver medals at the World Championships. She represented China at the 2024 Summer Olympics and finished fourth.

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Career

Zhu began gymnastics at a young age and began the trampoline discipline at age 10. [3] [4]

2014–2017

Zhu won the junior individual title at the 2014 Asian Championships held in Tokyo. [5] She then won the gold medal in the girls' trampoline event at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China. [6]

At the 2016 Arosa World Cup, Zhu won silver medals in the individual event and in the synchro event alongside Li Meng. [7] She won her first World Cup title at the 2017 Valladolid World Cup, where she also won a silver medal in synchro with Zhu Shouli. [8] She then competed with Zhong Xingping at the 2017 World Championships, and they won the gold medal in the synchro event. [9] [10] Additionally, Zhu, Zhong, and Liu Lingling won the gold medal in the trampoline team event. [11]

2018–2019

Zhu won the synchro gold medal alongside Zhu Shouli at the 2018 Brescia World Cup. [12] She then won the individual event at the Maebashi World Cup. [13] She also won the individual event at the Loulé World Cup and also placed seventh in synchro with Zhu Shouli. [14] At the 2018 World Championships, she won the silver medal in the individual event behind Canada's Rosie MacLennan. [15] [16] She also won a gold medal with the Chinese team in the all-around team competition, which was held for the first time that year. [17]

Zhu won the individual event at the 2019 Minsk World Cup. [18] Then at the Valladolid World Cup, she won the silver medal behind teammate Liu Lingling. [19]

2020–2022

Zhu won the individual event at the 2020 Baku World Cup. [20] On 30 July 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's trampoline event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. With a score of 56.635, she became the second Chinese athlete to win the gold medal in this event. [21] [22] She opted to not compete at the 2021 World Championships. [23]

Zhu did not compete at the beginning of the 2022 season and returned to international competition for the first time since the Olympics at the 2022 World Championships. [24] There, she helped the Chinese women's trampoline team win the gold medal. [25] She finished fourth in the individual event, only 0.020 points behind the bronze medalist. [26]

2023–2024

Zhu competed at the 2023 Santarem World Cup, her first FIG World Cup event in three years. There, she won a gold medal in the individual event and another gold medal in the synchro event alongside Hu Yicheng. [27] [28] She then won the silver medal at the Coimbra World Cup behind Bryony Page. [29] Additionally, Zhu and Hu finished fourth in the synchro final. [30] She won the bronze medal at the Palm Beach World Cup behind Hu and Page, [31] and Zhu and Hu placed eighth in the synchro final. [32] At the Varna World Cup, she won the gold medal in the individual event and placed seventh with Hu in the synchro event. [33]

Zhu won the gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games, held in 2023 due to COVID-19 concerns. [34] She then competed at the 2023 World Championships, helping China defend its team title. [35] She won the silver medal in the individual event, behind Page. [36]

Zhu won the individual gold medal at the 2024 Baku World Cup. [37] She then lost by half a point to teammate Hu at the Cottbus World Cup. [38] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Zhu qualified for the final in first place. [39] However, she placed fourth in the final after being off center in her second routine. [40] [41]

References

  1. ↑ "Trampoline Gymnastics - Zhu Xueying". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Trampoline Gymnastics Zhu Xueying - The 19th Asian Games". Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Zhu Xueying - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Steely-nerved Zhu breaks through for Trampoline gold at Tokyo 2020". International Gymnastics Federation . 25 August 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Ito, Khilko bounce to the top at Asian Championships". International Gymnastics Federation . 5 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Trampolinist Zhu Xueying claims China's first Gymnastics gold at Nanjing 2014". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Trampoline stars MacLennan and Ushakov use Arosa as a springboard to Rio". International Gymnastics Federation . 27 June 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "China's Dong Dong and Zhu Xueying win final World Cup event before Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation . 9 October 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Morgan, Liam (11 November 2017). "Jia equals individual tumbling record at Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". Inside the Games . Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "World gold at last for Olympic champion Hancharou". International Gymnastics Federation . 11 November 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Morgan, Liam (10 November 2017). "China win three of opening four gold medals at Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". Inside the Games . Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "Dong Dong at the double as Irina Kundius claims gold in Brescia". International Gymnastics Federation . 30 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ↑ "Gao Lei and Zhu Xueying golden in Maebashi". International Gymnastics Federation . 6 August 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  14. ↑ "Nine nations win medals at Loulé Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation . 8 October 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  15. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (10 November 2018). "Gao and MacLennan secure gold at FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". Inside the Games . Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "Canada's MacLennan, China's Gao golden as Trampoline Worlds end". International Gymnastics Federation . 10 November 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  17. ↑ "China wins inaugural All-around Team contest at Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation . 8 November 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "Melnik, Zhu and home pairs pick up Minsk golds". International Gymnastics Federation . 25 April 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "Hancharou and Liu back on top in Valladolid". International Gymnastics Federation . 8 October 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  20. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (16 February 2020). "Chinese stars impress at Trampoline World Cup in Baku". Inside the Games . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  21. ↑ "Zhu Xueying wins gold in the women's trampoline gymnastics". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  22. ↑ Morgan, Liam (30 July 2021). "Zhu edges Liu to secure women's trampoline gold at Tokyo 2020". Inside the Games . Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  23. ↑ "15 golds up for grabs at Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". International Gymnastics Federation . 17 November 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  24. ↑ "Olympic champion Zhu zooming to Sofia to contend for Trampoline World title". International Gymnastics Federation . 20 October 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  25. ↑ Houston, Michael (18 November 2022). "Perfect China win women's team title at Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships". Inside the Games . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  26. ↑ "Mori stars with double gold on final day of Trampoline Worlds". International Gymnastics Federation . 19 November 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  27. ↑ Burke, Patrick (2 July 2023). "Olympic champion Zhu wins two golds on return to FIG Trampoline World Cup". Inside the Games . Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  28. ↑ "Olympic champion Zhu wins two at Trampoline World Cup in Santarem". International Gymnastics Federation . 3 July 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  29. ↑ "Padilla soars to a double victory at the World Cup in Coimbra". International Gymnastics Federation . 10 July 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  30. ↑ "FIG Trampoline World Cup - Coimbra 2023 4th Edition Synchronised trampoline —Female —Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . p. 2. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  31. ↑ "A golden haul for USA at the Trampoline World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation . 9 August 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  32. ↑ "2023 FIG World Cup - Palm Beach - Final1 Event Results - Synchro Trampoline" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . 5 August 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  33. ↑ "China dominates the Trampoline world rankings at end of 2023 season". International Gymnastics Federation . 12 October 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  34. ↑ "Zhu Xueying Clinches Gold in Women's Individual Trampoline at Hangzhou Asian Games". Asian Gymnastics Union. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  35. ↑ "At last! World titles for Briere-Vetillard, Malkin, Rodriguez — and a second gold for Padilla". International Gymnastics Federation . 11 November 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  36. ↑ Chowdhury, Adam (12 November 2023). "GB's Bryony Page wins second individual trampoline world title". BBC Sport . Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  37. ↑ "Baku brilliance: China shines at first Trampoline World Cup of 2024". International Gymnastics Federation . 26 February 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  38. ↑ "Chinese trampolinists score a hat-trick of golds — and two more Olympic berths — in Cottbus". International Gymnastics Federation . 25 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  39. ↑ "Women's Qualification - Trampoline Gymnastics". Paris 2024 Olympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games . Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  40. ↑ "Women's Final - Trampoline Gymnastics". Paris 2024 Olympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  41. ↑ Buhler, Ashlee (2 August 2024). "Great Britain's Bryony Page completes Olympic medal set with trampoline gold in Paris". NBC Olympics . Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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