Li Ning

Li Ning
李宁
Li lighting the torch at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Nickname(s)Prince of gymnastics
Country represented China
Born (1963-03-10) March 10, 1963 (age 61)
Liuzhou, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Head coach(es)Zhang Jian
Retired1988
Medal record
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Floor
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Pommel Horse
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Rings
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles All-Around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Budapest Team all-around
Gold medal – first place 1985 Montreal Rings
Silver medal – second place 1983 Budapest Vault
Silver medal – second place 1985 Montreal Team all-around
Silver medal – second place 1985 Montreal Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 1987 Rotterdam Rings
Silver medal – second place 1987 Rotterdam Team all-around
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Moscow Team all-around
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Budapest Rings
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Budapest Floor
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Montreal Floor
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1982 Zagreb All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1982 Zagreb Floor
Gold medal – first place 1982 Zagreb Pommel Horse
Gold medal – first place 1982 Zagreb Rings
Gold medal – first place 1982 Zagreb Vault
Gold medal – first place 1982 Zagreb Horizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Zagreb Parallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 1986 Beijing All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1986 Beijing Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 1986 Beijing Pommel Horse
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Beijing Rings
Li Ning
Simplified Chinese李宁
Traditional Chinese李寧
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Níng

Li Ning (Zhuang: Lij Ningz; born March 10, 1963, in Liuzhou, Guangxi) is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, the founder of the eponymous sportswear company Li-Ning, and retired gymnast of Zhuang ethnicity. He lives in Hong Kong.


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