Liu Jinru
| Liu Jinru | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 2000 |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
Country represented |  China |
Medal record | |
Liu Jinru (Chinese: 刘津茹; pinyin: Liú Jīnrú; born October 13, 2000,[1] in Guangdong) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. She is a 2018 World Championships team bronze medalist.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Junior
[edit]Liu began training in gymnastics at age seven. She became a national team member in 2012.[4]
Senior
[edit]In 2016, Liu competed at the Cottbus World Challenge Cup, finishing eighth in vault.[4] The same year, she finished first in vault and eighth in floor exercise at the Szombathely World Challenge Cup.[4][5]
In 2017, Liu was eighth in the all-around at the London World Cup.[4] She won gold in vault and in the team competition at the Bangkok Asian Championships.[4][6]
In 2018, Liu won team gold at the Jakarta Asian Games, finishing 16th in floor exercise, 22nd in vault and 45th in individual all-around.[4] At the Melbourne World Cup, she finished fifth in vault.[4] At the Doha World Cup, she was fifth in vault and ninth in floor exercise.[4] At the Doha World Championships, she won team bronze - alongside Chen Yile, Liu Tingting, Luo Huan and Zhang Jin - and finished sixth in vault.[4][7]
Recognition
[edit]Liu was named an Elite Athlete of National Class in 2014, before being named an Elite Athlete of International Class in 2019 by the General Administration of Sport in China.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "LIU Jinru". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ↑ "Mundial de gimnasia 2018 | Estados Unidos, intratable campeona mundial de gimnasia con Simone Biles por bandera". RTVE.es. 2018-10-30.
- ↑ "Dominant US strikes yet another gold at Worlds". Gulf Times. 2018-10-31.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "LIU Jinru - FIG Athlete Profile". gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ "2016 Szombathely Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ "2017 Asian Championships Results". The Gymternet. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
- ↑ OlympicTalk (2018-10-30). "2018 World Gymnastics Championships results". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Chinese female artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts from Henan
- Gymnasts at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Asian Games gymnasts for China
- Asian Games gold medalists in gymnastics
- Sportspeople from Zhengzhou
- 21st-century Chinese sportswomen