Lin Chaopan

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Lin Chaopan
Nickname(s)Prince of Gymnastics
Country represented China
Born (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 26)
Jinjiang, China
HometownBeijing, China
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national teamPeople's Republic of China
ClubFujian Province
Head coach(es)Wang Hongwei
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Antwerp Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanning Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Montreal All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Stuttgart Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Putian Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Horizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place 2012 Putian Horizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bangkok All-Around
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Floor Exercise
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

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.

Personal life[]

Lin 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[]

2013[]

Lin 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[]

Lin 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[]

Lin competed at World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, where his team placed third.[1] He failed to qualify for any individual finals.

2016[]

At 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[]

In 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[]

In 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[]

Lin competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.[1]

2021[]

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Lin competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Sou 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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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