Zou Jingyuan

Zou Jingyuan
Zou at the 2024 Olympic Games
Personal information
Country represented China
Born (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 26)
Yibin, Sichuan, China
HometownBeijing
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national teamPeople's Republic of China
ClubSichuan Province
Head coach(es)Wang Hongwei, Teng Haibin
Eponymous skillsZou (rings): From inverted cross lower slowly to inverted hang and felge backward slowly to V cross (2 seconds)
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 2 1
World Championships 5 2 0
Asian Games 4 1 0
Asian Championships 3 1 0
World University Games 2 1 0
Total 16 7 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Rings
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Montreal Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2018 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Doha Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2022 Liverpool Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Liverpool Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2019 Stuttgart Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Liverpool Rings
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Pommel Horse
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Rings
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bangkok Pommel Horse
World University Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chengdu Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chengdu Rings
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zou.

Zou Jingyuan (Chinese: 邹敬园; pinyin: Zōu Jìngyuán, born 3 January 1998) is a Chinese artistic gymnast who specializes in parallel bars and rings. He is a two-time Olympic champion on parallel bars, winning gold at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. He is a three-time world champion on parallel bars, winning in 2017, 2018, and 2022. He was a member of the Chinese team that won silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics, bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, gold at the 2018 and 2022 World Championships, and bronze at the 2019 World Championships. He was the silver medalist on rings at the 2024 Olympics and 2022 World Championships. Zou is widely considered the best parallel bar competitor in the world.

Personal life

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Zou Jingyuan was born 3 January 1998 in Yibin, Sichuan, China. He started gymnastics at the age of three when he was scouted by a coach because of his good physical condition.[1]

The General Administration of Sport of China named Zou an Elite Athlete of National Class in 2016.[1]

Zou studies physical education at Chengdu Sport University.[1]

Career

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2017

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In May 2017, Zou competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team won gold.[1] He won first on parallel bars and rings, as well as second on pommel horse.[1]

In October, Zou competed at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada, where he placed first on parallel bars.[1]

2018

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In August, Zou competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team won first.[1] Zou placed first on parallel bars and second on pommel horse.[1]

In October, Zou competed at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, where the team placed first.[1] Zou placed first on parallel bars.[1]

2019

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Zou competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.[1] He failed to qualify for the parallel bars event final after an error in qualifying,[2] but his team final parallel bars score of 16.383 was the highest score of the competition.[3]

2021

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At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Zou competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan, Xiao Ruoteng, and Lin Chaopan.[4] The team won Olympic bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points beneath the winning team.[5] Zou won Olympic gold on parallel bars with a score of 16.233,[6] the highest score and widest margin of victory (0.533) posted by any gymnast in any event at the Tokyo Olympics.[7][8]

2022

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Zou competed on parallel bars and rings for China at the World Championships in Liverpool, winning gold in the team event,[9] gold on parallel bars,[10] and silver on rings behind gold medalist Adem Asil.[11] His score in the parallel bars final of 16.166 was the highest score posted by a gymnast at the competition. He added a new named element on rings during qualifications, the Zou: the gymnast lowers slowly from inverted cross to inverted hang and felges backward slowly to V cross, holding for 2 seconds. The Zou has an E value.[12]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2014 Pacific Rim Championships 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 Pacific Rim Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
Chinese Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 Melbourne World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships — 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Doha World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese Championships 11 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Doha World Cup 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Zhaoqing World Challenge Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
2020 Chinese Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Chinese Championships 8 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese National Games 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Chinese Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Chinese Championships 5 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World University Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Baku World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chinese Championships 6 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Artistic Gymnastics ZOU Jingyuan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. ^ "A bluffer's guide to artistic gymnastics: Parallel bars". Olympics.com. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  3. ^ Ivanov, Christian (November 2019). "Champs At Last". International Gymnast. 61 (9). Paul Ziert & Associates, Inc.: 29.
  4. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  6. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  7. ^ "China's Zou Jingyuan wins parallel bars, Japan's Daiki Hashimoto horizontal bars in Olympic men's gymnastics". ESPN. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  8. ^ Crumlish, John (2021-08-29). "China's Zou: "I don't know why I still got the gold"". International Gymnast Online. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
  9. ^ "Men's Team Standings: Final". FIG. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  10. ^ "Men's Parallel Bars Final - Results". FIG. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  11. ^ "Men's Rings Final - Results". FIG. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
  12. ^ ZOU - 2022 World Championships in Liverpool (GBR) - MAG new SR Element. FIG. 2022-12-06. Retrieved 2023-01-11 – via YouTube.
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