Zou Jingyuan

Zou Jingyuan
Zou at the 2024 Olympic Games
Personal information
Born (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998
Yibin, Sichuan, China
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Gymnastics career
Country represented
China China
ClubSichuan Province
Head coaches
Wang Hongwei, Teng Haibin
Eponymous skillsZou (rings): From inverted cross lower slowly to inverted hang and felge backward slowly to V cross (2 seconds)
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 2 1
World Championships 6 2 0
Asian Games 4 1 0
Asian Championships 3 1 0
World University Games 2 1 0
National Games 2 0 2
Total 19 7 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisRings
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 MontrealParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2018 DohaTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 DohaParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2022 LiverpoolTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 LiverpoolParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2025 JakartaParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place2019 StuttgartTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 LiverpoolRings
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaPommel Horse
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 BangkokTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 BangkokRings
Gold medal – first place2017 BangkokParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place2017 BangkokPommel Horse
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2021 ChengduTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 ChengduParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place2021 ChengduRings
National Games
Gold medal – first place2017 TianjinParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2021 ShaanxiParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place2025 GuangdongParallel Bars
Bronze medal – third place2021 ShaanxiPommel Horse
Bronze medal – third place2025 GuangdongPommel Horse

Zou Jingyuan (Chinese: 邹敬园; pinyin: Zōu Jìngyuán, born 3 January 1998) is a Chinese artistic gymnast who specializes in parallel bars and rings. He is a two-time Olympic champion on parallel bars, winning gold at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. He is a four-time world champion on parallel bars, winning in 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2025.[1] He was a member of the Chinese team that won silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics, bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, gold at the 2018 and 2022 World Championships, and bronze at the 2019 World Championships. He was the silver medalist on rings at the 2024 Olympics and 2022 World Championships. Zou is widely considered the best parallel bars competitor in the world.

Personal life

Zou was born 3 January 1998 in Yibin, Sichuan, China. He started gymnastics at the age of three when he was scouted by a coach because of his good physical condition.[2]

The General Administration of Sport of China named Zou an Elite Athlete of National Class in 2016.[2]

Zou studied physical education at Chengdu Sport University.[2]

Career

2017–2021

Zou competed at the 2017 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where he helped China win team gold.[2] Individually he won gold on parallel bars and rings, as well as silver on pommel horse.[2] Later that year Zou competed at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, Canada, where he won gold on parallel bars, earning his first World title.[2]

At the 2018 Asian Games Zou helped China win team gold.[2] Individually he placed first on parallel bars and second on pommel horse.[2] At the 2018 World Championships he helped China win team gold ahead of Russia and defended his title on the parallel bars.[2]

In 2019, Zou competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where he helped China win team silver.[2] He failed to qualify for the parallel bars event final after an error in qualifying and was therefore unable to defend his title.[3][4] He did qualify to the pommel horse final where he ultimately finished fourth.[2]

Zou was named to the team to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo alongside including Sun Wei, Xiao Ruoteng, and Lin Chaopan.[5] During the team final they won bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points behind the winning Russian Olympic Committee team.[6] Zou won Olympic gold on parallel bars with a score of 16.233,[7] the highest score and widest margin of victory (0.533) posted by any gymnast in any event at the Tokyo Olympics.[8][9]

2022–2024

Zou competed at the 2022 World Championships in Liverpool. During the qualification round he successfully competed a new skill on rings.[10] During the team final he helped China win gold.[11] During event finals he won silver on rings behind Adem Asil[12] and gold on parallel bars. His score in the parallel bars final of 16.166 was the highest score posted by a gymnast at the competition.[13]

In the summer of 2023 Zou competed at the postponed 2021 World University Games where he helped China win team gold. Individually he won gold on parallel bars, silver on rings, and placed fourth on pommel horse.[14] In the fall, the Chinese-hosted postponed 2022 Asian Games were scheduled to take place around the same time as the 2023 World Championships. Due to this, the Chinese Gymnastics Federation opted to send their best athletes to the Asian Games; as a result Zou was unable to defend his World title. At the Asian Games Zou helped China win team gold and individually he won gold on parallel bars.[15]

Zou was selected to represent China at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Liu Yang, Su Weide, Xiao Ruoteng, and Zhang Boheng.[16] During the qualification round China qualified to the team final in first, 2.434 points ahead of their rivals Japan;[17] as a result they were expected to win the gold medal. During the team final China went into the final rotation with a 3.267 point lead; however after Zou's teammate Su fell twice, Japan was able to capitalize on the mistakes leaving China with the silver medal.[18] During the individual event finals Zou won silver on rings behind compatriot Liu and successfully defended his Olympic title on the parallel bars.[19][20]

Competitive history

Zou at the 2025 World Championships
Competitive history of Zou Jingyuan
Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2014 Pacific Rim Championships42nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016 Pacific Rim Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
Chinese Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 Melbourne World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup73rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World ChampionshipsN/a1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Doha World Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese Championships111st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Doha World Cup71st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)
Zhaoqing World Challenge Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)4
2020 Chinese Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021 Chinese Championships851st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Trials1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese National Games93rd place, bronze medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Chinese Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Chinese Championships541st place, gold medalist(s)
World University Games1st place, gold medalist(s)62nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Games1st place, gold medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)
2024 Baku World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chinese Championships61st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2025 Chinese Championships81st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "China's Zou Jingyuan wins parallel bars title at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships". People’s Daily Online. 25 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Artistic Gymnastics ZOU Jingyuan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "A bluffer's guide to artistic gymnastics: Parallel bars". Olympics.com. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Ivanov, Christian (November 2019). "Champs At Last". International Gymnast. 61 (9). Paul Ziert & Associates, Inc.: 29.
  5. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "China's Zou Jingyuan wins parallel bars, Japan's Daiki Hashimoto horizontal bars in Olympic men's gymnastics". ESPN. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Crumlish, John (29 August 2021). "China's Zou: "I don't know why I still got the gold"". International Gymnast Online. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. ↑ ZOU - 2022 World Championships in Liverpool (GBR) - MAG new SR Element. FIG. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023 – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ "Men's Team Standings: Final". FIG. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Men's Rings Final - Results". FIG. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Men's Parallel Bars Final - Results". FIG. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "2021 Summer Universiade Men's Results". The Gymternet. 6 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "2022 Asian Games Men's Results". The Gymternet. 30 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Team China announces five member team for Paris Olympics". Neutral Deductions. 17 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "Gymnastics: People's Republic of China soars past Japan in men's qualifying at Paris 2024; three teams vying for bronze". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "Japan captures Paris 2024 men's team gold medal in improbable comeback - Team USA clinches bronze". International Olympic Committee. 29 July 2024.
  19. ↑ "China win long-awaited gold with Liu Yang retaining rings title". Reuters. 4 August 2024.
  20. ↑ "China's Zou Jingyuan goes back-to-back on parallel bars at the Games". NBC. 5 August 2024.
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