Yu Chao-wei
| Yu Chao-wei | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 October 1993 |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented |  Chinese Taipei |
| Club | Taiwan University of Sport |
Head coach | Lin Yuxin |
Yu Chao-wei (born 22 October 1993) is a Taiwanese artistic gymnast. He has competed at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships five times. He helped Chinese Taipei qualify a full team to the 2020 Summer Olympics, but he was unable to compete due to an ACL injury.
Career
[edit]Yu began gymnastics at the age of eight.[1] He competed at his first World Championships in 2011 and finished 140th in the all-around qualification round.[2]
Yu helped Chinese Taipei finish 23rd in the team qualifications at the 2015 World Championships.[3] He represented Chinese Taipei at the 2017 Summer Universiade and helped the team finish fifth.[4] He qualified for the rings final and finished eighth.[5] He competed on the floor exercise, still rings, vault, and parallel bars at the 2017 World Championships but did not advance into any finals.[6]
Yu represented Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Games, where the team finished fourth. Individually, Yu competed in the all-around and finished 13th.[7] He competed with the Chinese Taipei team that placed 17th in the team qualifications at the 2018 World Championships.[8]
Yu was a member of the team that qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games at the 2019 World Championships, and they qualified to the team final for the first time.[9] In the team final, the Chinese Taipei team finished sixth, with Yu contributing on the still rings and the parallel bars.[10]
Yu was initially selected to represent Chinese Taipei at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lee Chih-kai, Shiao Yu-jan, and Tang Chia-hung.[11] However, he tore his ACL during training in July, and he was replaced by Hung Yuan-hsi.[1][12]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Yu Chao Wei - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Tokyo (JPN) 7 – 16 October 2011 All-Around Results Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 October 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Team Final Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Taipei 2017. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Rings Final Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Taipei 2017. 23 August 2017. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "Results for 47th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (1 September 2018). "2018 Asian Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Men's Team Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "'Harvest day': Chinese Taipei turns in Tokyo-worthy performance". International Gymnastics Federation. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Stuttgart (GER), 4 October - 13 October 2019 Men's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Gymnastics Federation. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "東奧中華體操男子成隊名單確定 蕭佑然、游朝偉入列" [Taiwanese men's gymnastics team for the Tokyo Olympics confirmed, Shiao Yu-jan and Yu Chao-wei added]. ETtoday新聞雲 (in Chinese). 6 June 2021.
- ↑ Hopkins, Lauren (17 July 2021). "Magistrati Replaces Dominici in Tokyo Following Doping Suspension". The Gymternet. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
