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Lin Chaopan
Nickname(s)Prince of Gymnastics
Born (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 29)
Jinjiang, China
HometownBeijing, China
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Gymnastics career
Country represented China
Years on national teamPeople's Republic of China
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubFujian Province
Head coach(es)Wang Hongwei
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Antwerp Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanning Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Montreal All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2019 Stuttgart Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Antwerp Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta All-Around
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou Horizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Floor Exercise
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Putian Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bangkok Horizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place 2022 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Putian Horizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bangkok All-Around
Silver medal – second place 2022 Doha Horizontal Bar
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

Lin Chaopan (Chinese: 林超攀; pinyin: Lín Chāopān, born 27 August 1995) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Personal life

Lin was born 27 August 1995 in Jinjiang, China. He started gymnastics at age five in Quanzhou, China after being scouting by coach Shi Boping.

Lin has received two awards. The General Administration of Sport of China named him an Elite Athlete of International Class in 2014 and presented him the Sports Medal of Honour in 2016.

Lin studied coaching at Beijing Sport University.

Career

2013

Lin made his World Championships debut at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. In the parallel bars final, he won the gold with a score of 15.666. He also placed eighth at the horizontal bar final and ninth in the Individual All-Around.

2014

Lin was selected to compete at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Nanning, China where he helped China win team gold. Lin failed to qualify for any individual finals.

2015

Lin competed at World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain, where his team placed third. He failed to qualify for any individual finals.

2016

At the 2016 Chinese Gymnastics Championships he won all-around, parallel bars and floor gold.

Lin competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where his team placed third.

2017

In August, Lin competed at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, where his team placed first. He won second all around, as well as first on floor exercise and high bar.

In October, Lin competed at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada, where he placed second all around.

2018

In August, Lin competed at the Asian Games in Indonesia, where his team placed first. He placed first all around, as well as third on floor exercise.

In October, Lin competed at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, where his team placed first.

2019

Lin competed at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, where his team placed second.

2021

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Lin competed for the People's Republic of China, a team including Sun Wei, Zou Jingyuan, Xiao Ruoteng, and Lin Chaopan. The team won Olympic bronze with a combined score of 262.397, 0.606 points beneath the winning team.

References

  1. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics LIN Chaopan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. "Artistic Gymnastics - Team China". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. "Artistic Gymnastics - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

External links

World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team Competition
2014:  China (CHN), Cheng Ran, Deng Shudi, Lin Chaopan, Liu Yang, You Hao, Zhang Chenglong, Liu Rongbing
2018:  China (CHN), Deng Shudi, Lan Xingyu, Lin Chaopan, Sun Wei, Xiao Ruoteng, Zou Jingyuan
World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Parallel Bars
Asian Games Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Individual All-Around
Asian Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Floor Exercise
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