Full name Xiao Qin Role Olympic athlete Head coach(es) Huang Yubin Height 1.64 m | Assistant coach(es) Jin Weiguo Home town Nanjing Name Xiao Qin Country represented China | |
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Born January 12, 1985 (age 39)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China ( 1985-01-12 ) Hometown Nanjing, Jiangsu, China Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics Olympic medals Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's pommel horse Similar People Zou Kai, Yang Wei, Chen Yibing, Huang Xu, Li Xiaopeng | ||
Xiao qin outswings his opponents to defend title
Xiao Qin (simplified Chinese: 肖钦; traditional Chinese: 肖欽; pinyin: Xiào Qīn; born January 12, 1985 in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a male Chinese gymnast. He specializes in the horizontal bar and parallel bars, but is best known for his work on the pommel horse for which he has won Olympic, world, national, East Asian Games, and World Cup titles. He joined the Chinese National Team in 1999 and is part of the People's Liberation Army.
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- Xiao qin outswings his opponents to defend title
- Xiao qin pommel horse finals 2008 beijing 2008
- Competitive highlights
- References
Xiao qin pommel horse finals 2008 beijing 2008
Competitive highlights
He has qualified for two Olympics. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Xiao Qin was one of the favorites for the Olympic title on pommel horse, but his dreams were shattered when he fell during the qualification round. He qualified for the horizontal bar event final but placed 6th. It was also a disappointing Olympics for his team favored to win gold but instead finished 5th. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, he redeemed himself by winning gold on the pommel horse along with gold for his team.
