Wang Yan (gymnast)

Wang Yan (Chinese: 王妍; pinyin: Wáng Yán; born 30 October 1999) is a senior elite Chinese gymnast. She won a bronze medal in the team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Yan
Full name王妍 (Wang Yan)
Country represented China
Born (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999
Beijing, China
HometownBeijing, China
Height140 cm (4 ft 7 in)
Weight33 kg (73 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Years on national team2013–16 (CHN)
Head coach(es)王群策 (Wang Qunce), 徐惊雷 (Xu Jinglei)
MusicRun Boy Run by Woodkid
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
2015 GlasgowTeam
Asian Championships
2015 HiroshimaVault
2015 HiroshimaFloor exercise
2015 HiroshimaTeam
2015 HiroshimaAll-around
2015 HiroshimaBalance beam
Youth Olympic Games
2014 NanjingVault
2014 NanjingBalance beam
2014 NanjingUneven bars

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

As a first year senior, 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.

2016

Wang competed at the Chinese Nationals in May, qualifying third into the all-around, vault finals, and floor finals. She also qualified fourth into the balance beam finals.

She placed fourth in the all-around finals. In addition, she placed eighth in both balance beam and floor finals with major mistakes. At the conclusion of the Chinese Championships, Wang was named to the Chinese team for the 2016 Summer Olympics along with Shang Chunsong, Mao Yi, Fan Yilin, and Liu Tingting (who was replaced by Tan Jiaxin later due to an injury). She proved her placement on the team with some of the most solid routines of the team. In qualifying, she qualified 6th to the all around, and also qualified for vault and floor finals, the only gymnast on the team to qualify to multiple event finals. In the team final she helped the team win a bronze medal, behind Russia and the United States who won silver and gold respectively. In the all around final, she performed well again, placing 6th. In the vault final, she placed 5th. In the floor final, she performed well placing 5th. Over the course of the Olympic Games, she did not make any major mistakes on any event.

Selected Competitive Skills
Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[lower-alpha 1] Performed
Vault Zamolodchikova 1/4 turn entry, laid-out 2/1 twists backwards off 5.6 2016
Chusovitina Handspring forward entry, laid-out 1 1/2 twists forward off 5.8 2016
Uneven Bars Straddle Jaeger Jaeger Salto straddle to hang on high bar D 2016
Double Layout Double back flip, laid-out from high bar D 2016

Notes:

  1. Valid for the 2017-2020 Code of Points

Competitive history
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2013National Championships5th10th4th
National Games8th4th4th6th
Japan Junior International2nd2nd5th3rd
2014Asian Championships (Junior)2nd1st4th2nd
National Championships7th3rd1st3rd
Youth Olympic Games4th1st3rd1st
2015National Championships5th2nd1st5th1st
Asian Championships2nd2nd1st3rd1st
2016National Championships4th4thWD8th8th
Olympic Games3rd6th5th6th

References
  1. http://www.olympic.org/news/women-s-artistic-gymnastics-tutkhalyan-and-wang-yan-lead-the-gold-rush/237321
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