Zhang Jinjing (Chinese: 张津京; pinyin: Zhāng Jīnjīng, born November 1, 1977), also known as "JJ", is a Chinese gymnast.[1][2] He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning a silver medal in men's team competition, as well as placing fourth in parallel bars and individual all-around.[3] At the World Gymnastics Championships he won gold medals in 1995 and 1997 in men's team competition, shared a bronze for the horizontal bar in 1995, and took the individual gold medal for parallel bars in 1997.
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| Country represented |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 1, 1977 (age 47) Beijing[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2011, JinJing moved to the United States and began coaching at Champions Academy in Morgan Hill, CA, giving instruction not only to local youth, but also to NCAA All-around Champion and Stanford University graduate, Sho Nakamori.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "张津京_中国体操网". gymnastics.sport.org.cn. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "【经典回顾】体操男团奥运史 夺三金雅典最痛". 2016.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zhang Jingjin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
- ^ "Champions Academy Business History". Yelp. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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