Zhang Jin (gymnast)

Chinese artistic gymnast

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Zhang.

Zhang Jin

Country represented|  China
Born|  (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 23)
Shanghai, China
Height| 143 cm (4 ft 8 in)[1]
Discipline| Women's artistic gymnastics
Level| Senior International Elite
Years on national team| 2015–Present (CHN)
Head coach(es)| Liang Chow

Medal record

World Championships
| 2018 Doha | Team
Asian Games
| 2018 Jakarta | Team
| 2022 Hangzhou | Team
| 2022 Hangzhou | Floor Exercise
| 2018 Jakarta | Balance Beam
Asian Championships
| 2022 Doha | Team
| 2022 Doha | All-Around
| 2022 Doha | Balance Beam
World University Games
| 2021 Chengdu | Team

Zhang Jin (Chinese: 章瑾; pinyin: Zhāng Jǐn; born 25 November 2000)[1] is a Chinese artistic gymnast. She is a 2018 World bronze medalist and 2018 Asian Games champion in the team event. She is also the 2018 Asian Games bronze medalist on the balance beam and the 2018 Stuttgart World Cup all-around champion. She represented China at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## Early life

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Zhang Jin was born on 25 November 2000 in Shanghai. She began gymnastics when she was four years old.[2]

## Junior career

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Zhang competed on the vault and the balance beam at the 2014 Chinese Championships and helped the Shanghai team finish fourth.[3] She made her international debut at the 2015 Austrian Team Open and helped the Chinese team win the gold medal.[4] Then at the 2015 Chinese Championships, she won the silver medal in the team event and finished twenty-second in the all-around final.[5] At the 2015 National Youth Games, Zhang helped her provincial team finish fourth.[6] She then competed at the 2015 Olympic Hopes Cup in Liberec and won the silver medal with the Chinese team and the bronze medal in the all-around.[7]

## Senior career

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### 2016

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Zhang made her senior debut at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro where she finished seventeenth in the all-around with a total score of 54.316.[8] Then at the Chinese Championships she won the bronze medal in the team event and placed tenth in the all-around. She was not named to China's 2016 Olympic team. In October, she competed at the Chinese Individual Championships but did not advance into any event finals.[9]

### 2017

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Zhang finished sixth in the all-around at the Stuttgart World Cup.[10] Then at the Chinese Championships, she finished eighth in the all-around.[11] At the National Games, she won the bronze medal with the Shanghai team. Individually, she finished tenth in the all-around, seventh on vault and floor exercise.[12] She finished her season at the Chinese Individual Championships where she won gold on the floor exercise, silver on the vault, and bronze on the balance beam.[13]

### 2018

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Zhang won the gold medal in the all-around at the Stuttgart World Cup with a total score of 53.431.[2][14] Then at the Chinese Championships, she won the silver medal in the all-around behind Luo Huan and placed fourth on the balance beam.[15] She was selected to represent China at the 2018 Asian Games alongside Chen Yile, Liu Jinru, Liu Tingting, and Luo Huan, and they won the team gold medal. Then in the balance beam final, she won the bronze medal behind Yile and Kim Su-jong.[16] The same team was then selected to compete at the World Championships.[17] Although Zhang fell on the balance beam, the team won the bronze medal. On her mistake in the team final, she stated, "I am a little bit disappointed. [The] uneven bars were good. We made one mistake but didn't drop too many points. I was not worried about balance beam before the competition because usually we are very good, but it wasn't good."[18] In the balance beam final, she fell twice and finished last with a score of 11.500.[19]

### 2019

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Zhang helped the Chinese team win the silver medal at the City of Jesolo Trophy. Individually, she finished sixth in the all-around and fourth on the balance beam and floor exercise.[20] Then at the Chinese Championships, she finished ninth in the all-around and seventh on the floor exercise.[21]

### 2020

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In March, Zhang competed at the American Cup and finished ninth in the all-around.[22] She was scheduled to compete at the Birmingham World Cup, but the event was postponed and eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23][24][25] In September, she competed at the postponed Chinese Championships and finished seventh in the all-around.[26] She ended the season at the Friendship and Solidarity Competition, which was held under strict COVID-19 safety protocols in Tokyo in November. She competed on all four events to help Team Solidarity win gold.[27]

### 2021

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At the Chinese Championships, Zhang won the silver medal in the all-around behind Lu Yufei and placed fifth on the balance beam and fourth on the floor exercise.[28] She won the gold medals in the all-around at both the 1st and 2nd Chinese Olympic Trials.[29][30] On 3 July, she was selected to represent China at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Lu Yufei, Ou Yushan, and Tang Xijing.[31]

During the qualification round, Zhang competed on all four events to help the Chinese team qualify in third place.[32] Then in the team final, Zhang contributed scores of 14.066 on vault, 13.900 on balance beam, and 13.133 on floor exercise towards the team's seventh-place finish.[33] After the Olympics, she competed at the National Games where she finished fifth in the all-around and fourth on the floor exercise.[34]

### 2022

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Zhang competed at the 2022 Asian Championships in June. While there she helped China place first as a team. Individually she won gold in the all-around and bronze on balance beam.[35]

## Competitive history

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Year  | Event  | Team  | AA  | VT | UB | BB | FX

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Junior
2014 | National Championships | 4 |  |  |  |  |
2015 | Austrian Team Open |  | 12 |  |  |  |
National Championships |  | 22 |  |  |  |
National Youth Games | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Olympic Hopes Cup |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior
2016 | Olympic Test Event |  | 17 |  |  |  |
National Championships |  | 10 |  |  |  |
National Individual Championships |  | 48 |  |  |  |
2017 | Stuttgart World Cup |  | 6 |  |  |  |
National Championships | 5 | 8 |  |  |  |
National Games |  | 10 | 7 |  |  | 7
National Individual Championships |  |  |  |  |  |
2018 | Stuttgart World Cup |  |  |  |  |  |
National Championships |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Asian Games |  |  |  |  |  |
World Championships |  |  |  |  | 8 |
2019 | City of Jesolo Trophy |  | 6 |  |  | 4 | 4
National Championships | 7 | 9 |  |  |  | 7
2020 | American Cup |  | 9 |  |  |  |
National Championships | 6 | 7 |  |  |  |
Friendship & Solidarity Meet |  |  |  |  |  |
2021 | National Championships | 7 |  |  |  | 5 | 4
Olympic Games | 7 |  |  |  |  |
National Games |  | 5 |  |  |  | 4
2022
Asian Championships |  |  |  |  |  |
National Championships | 5 | 8 |  |  |  |
World Championships | 6 |  |  |  |  |
2023 | World University Games |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Asian Games |  | 4 |  |  | 4 |
2024 | DTB Pokal Mixed Cup |  |  |  |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Zhang Jin". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
2. ^ a b "人们叫她天才少女，章瑾却说是体操让她学会坚强，"怕了累了就咬咬牙"" [People call her a genius girl, but Zhang Jin said that gymnastics taught her to be strong, "Grit your teeth when you are afraid"] (in Chinese). 搜狐体育 - 搜狐网. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 May 2014). "2014 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
4. ^ "Austrian Team Open Team Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 June 2015). "2015 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 October 2015). "2015 Chinese National Youth Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
7. ^ "Olympic Hopes Cup Liberec (CZE) 2015 November 7". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
8. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Rio Test Events. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 October 2016). "2016 Chinese Individual Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
10. ^ "Tabea Alt, Oleg Verniaiev star at Stuttgart's DTB-Pokal World Cup weekend". International Gymnastics Federation. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 May 2017). "2017 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 September 2017). "2017 Chinese National Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 November 2017). "2017 Chinese Individual Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
14. ^ "Belyavskiy and Zhang shine in Stuttgart". International Gymnastics Federation. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (9 May 2018). "2018 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 August 2018). "2018 Asian Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
17. ^ "New 'fun and games' regime already delivering for Chinese women". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
18. ^ "U.S. women win sixth world team title". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
19. ^ "48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Doha (QAT), 25 October - 3 November 2018 Women's Balance Beam Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
20. ^ "USA wins senior team title at 2019 Jesolo Trophy, captures 14 other medals". USA Gymnastics. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
21. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (16 May 2019). "2019 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
22. ^ "2020 American Cup Meet Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
23. ^ "Birmingham World Cup roster bursts with World stars". International Gymnastics Federation. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
24. ^ "New dates set for Doha Apparatus World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
25. ^ "Gymnastics World Cup in Birmingham cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns". British Gymnastics. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
26. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (29 September 2020). "2020 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
27. ^ "2020 Friendship and Solidarity Competition Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
28. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (15 May 2021). "2021 Chinese Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
29. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 June 2021). "2021 1st Chinese Olympic Trials Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
30. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (7 July 2021). "2021 2nd Chinese Olympic Trials Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
31. ^ Lu, Yuchen; Shen, Nan; Niu, Mengtong (3 July 2021). "步步为赢——中国体操队东京奥运会大名单诞生记" [Step-by-step to win – the creation of the Chinese gymnastics squad for the Tokyo Olympics]. Xinhua (in Chinese).
32. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Qualification" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Olympic Committee. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
33. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
34. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 September 2021). "2021 Chinese National Games Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
35. ^ "2022 Asian Championships Results". The Gymternet. June 20, 2022.

## External links

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* Zhang Jin at the International Gymnastics Federation

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Asian Games Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Floor

* 1974:  Jiang Shaoyi (CHN)
* 1978:  Ma Wenju (CHN)
* 1982:  Choe Jong-sil (PRK)
* 1986:  Chen Cuiting (CHN)
* 1990:  Chen Cuiting (CHN)
* 1994:  Mo Huilan (CHN)
* 1998:  Xu Jing (CHN)
* 2002:  Zhang Nan (CHN)
* 2002: Oksana Chusovitina (UZB)
* 2006:  Cheng Fei (CHN)
* 2010:  Sui Lu (CHN)
* 2014:  Yao Jinnan (CHN)
* 2018:  Kim Su-jong (PRK)
* 2022:  Zhang Jin (CHN)

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Asian Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's All-Around

* 1996:  Mao Yanling (CHN)
* 2003:  Zhang Nan (CHN)
* 2006:  Zhou Zhuoru (CHN)
* 2008:  Kōko Tsurumi (JPN)
* 2012:  Zeng Siqi (CHN)
* 2015:  Aiko Sugihara (JPN)
* 2017:  Liu Tingting (CHN)
* 2019:  Zhou Ruiyu (CHN)
* 2022:  Zhang Jin (CHN)
* 2023:  Qiu Qiyuan (CHN)
* 2024:  Hu Jiafei (CHN)

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