Sun Wei (gymnast)

Sun Wei (Chinese: 孙炜; born 12 August 1995, in Nantong, Jiangsu) is a Chinese artistic gymnast.[1] He is a 2018 world champion in the team competition and a member of the 2020 Olympic team.

Sun Wei
Country represented China
Born (1995-08-12) 12 August 1995
Nantong, Jiangsu, China
HometownJiangsu, China
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelElite
Years on national teamPeople's Republic of China
ClubJiangsu Province
Head coach(es)Wang Hongwei, Lyu Junhai
Medal record
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
2018 DohaTeam
2019 StuttgartTeam
Asian Championships
2017 Bangkok Team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Horizontal Bar
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Pommel Horse

Personal life

Sun was born 12 August 1995 in Nantong, China. He started gymnastics at age three; he was a weak child, and his parents wanted his strength to improve.[2]

He studied at the Nanjing Sport Institute.

Career

2017

In May 2017, Sun competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team won gold.[2]

2018

In August, Sun competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team won first.[3] Sun placed second on high bar and third on pommel horse.[2]

In October, he was part of the Chinese team at the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Qatar, and helped his country to gold medal in the team event.[4][5] He also qualified for the all-around final where he placed fourth.[6]

2019

Sun competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.[2]

2021

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Sun competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan, Xiao Ruoteng, and Lin Chaopan.[7] The team won Olympic bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points beneath the winning team.[8] Sun also qualified for the men's individual all-around, where he placed 4th.[9]

References
  1. "SUN Wei". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  2. "Artistic Gymnastics SUN Wei". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. "China tops gymnastics medal tally at Jakarta Asiad, history made by host Indonesia". Xinhuanet News. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  4. Xinhua (2018-10-30). "China wins men's team title at gymnastics worlds". Xinhua (English.news.cn). Xinhua. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  5. "China edges Russia for team gold at gymnastics worlds". News 12 New Jersey. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  6. "Russia's Dalaloyan wins men's all-around on tiebreaker". The Sun Herald. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  7. "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  8. "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  9. "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
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