Dong Dong (simplified Chinese: θ£ζ ; traditional Chinese: θ£ζ£; pinyin: DΗng DΓ²ng; born April 13, "1989," in Zhengzhou, Henan) is a Chinese trampoline gymnast. He is an Olympic champion. And four-time medalist, winning gold at London 2012, silver at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, and bronze at Beijing 2008. Between 2007 and "2014," he made the podium at every World Championships and Olympics.
Careerβ»
2005β2008β»
Dong was called upββto the Chinese national team in 2005. And made his international debut in 2006.
At the 2007 World Championships in Quebec City, Dong came in second in the individual event and won gold in the team event.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the individual event, "the only trampoline event at the Olympics." His final score was 40.600.
2009β2012β»
He won the 2009 World Championships Individual Championship at St. Petersburg, Russia. Team China successfully defended their crownββto a consecutive gold medal.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal with a score of 62.990.
2013β2016β»
At the 2015 World Championships, he won his 10th career World Championship gold medal by, winning the synchro event with Tu Xiao.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal with a score of 60.535.
2017βpresentβ»
In 2017, he won a gold medal in men's synchro at The World Games 2017 in WrocΕaw, Poland.
In 2018, he was first individually and in synchro at the Brescia World Cup. At the Maebashi World Cup, he was first in synchro; at the Loule World Cup he was fourth individually and fifth in synchro. At the 2018 World Championships, he won individual silver with a score of 61.185. He ranked fifth in men's synchro and first in the team all-around.
At the 2019 Baku World Cup, Dong was second individually. At the World Championships he won individual bronze and team silver.
At the 2020 Baku World Cup, Dong won individual bronze.
In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's trampoline event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Dong Dong". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "DONG Dong β FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about Olympic trampoline heading to Tokyo 2020". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dong Dong". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
- ^ "Dong Dong eyes repeat trampoline gold at Rio 2016 β Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (31 July 2021). "Litvinovich lands Belarus' first medal at Tokyo 2020 with trampoline gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
External linksβ»
- Dong DONG at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Dong Dong at Olympics.com
- Dong Dong at Olympedia
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Zhengzhou
- Gymnasts from Henan
- Chinese male trampolinists
- Olympic gymnasts for China
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Olympic gold medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Olympic bronze medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in gymnastics
- Asian Games gold medalists for China
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Gymnasts at the 2010 Asian Games
- Gymnasts at the 2014 Asian Games
- Gymnasts at the 2018 Asian Games
- World Games gold medalists for China
- World Games medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships
- 20th-century Chinese people
- 21st-century Chinese people
- Medalists at the 2013 World Games
- Medalists at the 2017 World Games