Wang Yan (gymnast)

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Wang Yan
— Gymnast —
Full name 王妍 (Wang Yan)
Country represented  China
Born (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 24)
Hometown Beijing, China
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Head coach(es) 王策群 (Wang Qunce)、徐惊雷 (Xu Jinglei).

Wang Yan (Chinese: 王妍) is a senior elite Chinese gymnast.

2013

Wang competed at the Chinese Nationals, placing fourth on balance beam, fifth with her team, and tenth in the all-around. She went on to compete at the National Games of China, placing fourth in the all-around and on vault, sixth on floor, and eighth with her team. She made her international debut at the Japan Junior International, winning silver in the all-around and on vault, bronze on beam, and placing fifth on uneven bars.

2014

In April, she competed at the Junior Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, winning all-around gold, team and floor silver, and placing fourth on vault. At the Chinese Nationals in May, she won the gold medal on vault, as well as a bronze medal in the all-around and floor exercise. She placed seventh with her team. In August, she competed at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. She placed fourth in the all around due to falls on the two events she qualified in first in, uneven bars and balance beam, but had strong vault and floor routines. She won a bronze on uneven bars, and golds on vault and balance beam.[1]

Wang became a senior elite gymnast in 2015.

2015

Wang competed at the Chinese Nationals in June, qualifying first into the all-around and vault finals, in addition to the balance beam and floor finals. She was also third reserve for the uneven bars final. She earned silver in the all-around final behind Shang Chunsong.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2013 National Championships 5th 10th 4th
National Games 8th 4th 4th 6th
Japan Junior International 2nd 2nd 5th 3rd
2014 Asian Championships (Junior) 2nd 1st 4th 2nd
National Championships 7th 3rd 1st 3rd
Youth Olympic Games 4th 1st 3rd 1st
2015 National Championships 5th 2nd 1st 5th 1st
Asian Championships 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st

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