Lin Chaopan (Chinese: 林超攀; pinyin: Lín Chāopān, born 27 August 1995) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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| Nickname(s) | Prince of Gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1995 Jinjiang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | People's Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fujian Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Wang Hongwei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editLin was born 27 August 1995 in Jinjiang, China. He started gymnastics at age five in Quanzhou, China after being scouting by coach Shi Boping.[1]
Lin has received two awards. The General Administration of Sport of China named him an Elite Athlete of International Class in 2014 and presented him the Sports Medal of Honour in 2016.[1]
Lin studied coaching at Beijing Sport University.[1]
Career
edit2013
editLin made his World Championships debut at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. In the parallel bars final, he won the gold with a score of 15.666. He also placed eighth at the horizontal bar final and ninth in the Individual All-Around.[1]
2014
editLin was selected to compete at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China where he helped China win team gold.[1] Lin failed to qualify for any individual finals.
2015
editLin competed at World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, where his team placed third.[1] He failed to qualify for any individual finals.
2016
editAt the 2016 Chinese Gymnastics Championships he won all-around, parallel bars and floor gold.
Lin competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where his team placed third.[1]
2017
editIn August, Lin competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team placed first.[1] He won second all around, as well as first on floor exercise and high bar.[1]
In October, Lin competed at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada, where he placed second all around.[1]
2018
editIn August, Lin competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team placed first.[1] He placed first all around, as well as third on floor exercise.[1]
In October, Lin competed at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, where his team placed first.[1]
2019
editLin competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.[1]
2021
editAt the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Lin competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan, Xiao Ruoteng, and Lin Chaopan.[2] The team won Olympic bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points beneath the winning team.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Artistic Gymnastics LIN Chaopan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-27.