Huang Xu

Huang Xu
Personal information
Born (1979-02-04) February 4, 1979
Nantong, Jiangsu, China
Height162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
China China
Head coach
Chen Xiong
Assistant coach
Huang Yubin
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 LausanneTeam
Gold medal – first place1999 TianjinTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 AnaheimTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 StuttgartTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 AnaheimParallel bars
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1998 BangkokTeam
Gold medal – first place1998 BangkokAll-around
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanRings
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanParallel bars
Silver medal – second place1998 BangkokRings
Bronze medal – third place1998 BangkokPommel horse
National Games
Gold medal – first place2005 NanjingRings
Silver medal – second place2005 NanjingTeam

Huang Xu (simplified Chinese: 黄旭; traditional Chinese: 黃旭; pinyin: Huáng Xù; born February 4, 1979) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He specializes in the pommel horse and the parallel bars, and is also strong in still rings.

Background

Huang began gymnastics training when he was five and was a member of the Jiangsu provincial team in 1989. At the age of 14, he was selected into the national team.

National team

Huang represented China at the 2000 Summer Olympics and was a member of the gold-medal-winning Chinese team.[1] Individually, he placed 7th in the parallel bars event final, with a score of 9.650.

During the 2004 Summer Olympics, Huang contributed heavily to the Chinese gymnastics team, a 9.675 in pommel horse, a 9.712 in still rings and a 9.687 in horizontal bar. However, several errors and falls of his teammates prevented the Chinese team from getting a team medal. Individually, he placed fourth in the pommel horse event final, with a score of 9.775.

Huang was the oldest member of the Chinese gymnastics team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won gold in the team final. He also placed sixth in the parallel bars event final.

Huang is the 2003 World silver medalist in the parallel bars, and has been a member of four World Champion Chinese teams (1997, 1999, 2003, and 2007).

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Huang Xu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
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