Huang Qiushuang
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Huang Qiushuang born on 28 May 1992, is a Chinese gymnast
. She is an individual all-arounder. For the Chinese national team, she is a key gymnast in development for the London 2012 Olympic Games
.
, uneven bars, balance beam, all-around, and with her team. Huang represents the province of Guangdong
in national level competition. At the 2008 national championships, she obtained gold with the team. At the 2009 national championships, she obtained silver in the all-around, bronze on the floor, and bronze with the team.
At the international level, Huang Qiushuang represented China at the 2009 Japan Cup in July 2009. She won gold in the individual all-around, and gold in the team event with fellow teammates He Kexin
, Xiao Sha
and Zhang Jing.
At the 11th Chinese national games
in September 2009, Huang Qiushuang participated as part of the Guangdong team, despite a lower leg injury. She received a silver in the team event, where Guangdong was narrowly defeated by 0.125 points by the Shanghai
team led by Sui Lu
. In the individual events, Huang qualified first in the all-around, 2nd on the floor and 3rd on the uneven bars. However, she did not earn any medals on floor (6th) and in the all-around (5th) due to errors, or on the uneven bars, having forfeited her uneven bars finals position to Guangdong teammate Wu Liufang
.
Huang Qiushuang did not attend the 2009 World Championships
in London
because of her injury.
She participated in the 2010 Doha
World Cup, where she won gold on uneven bars and silver on floor.
At the 2010 World Championships
, Huang won a bronze medal with the team and came fourth in the all-around. She qualified in second for the uneven bars final, but came sixth due to a fall.
At the 2010 Asian Games
in Guangzhou
, Huang won gold medals with the team and on vault, and silver medals in the all-round and on uneven bars.
At the 2011 World Championships
, Huang won a bronze medal with the team and came fifth in the all-around. She also won her first individual World Championships medal on Uneven bars by coming third in the event final.
Gymnast
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics, trampolining, or rhythmic gymnastics.See gymnasium for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.-Female artistic:Australia...
. She is an individual all-arounder. For the Chinese national team, she is a key gymnast in development for the London 2012 Olympic Games
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
.
Gymnastics career
Huang Qiushuang started gymnastics training at the age of 5. In junior competition during 2005 and 2006, Huang Qiushuang won championship titles at the Chinese national level in vaultVault (gymnastics)
The vault is an artistic gymnastics apparatus, as well as the skill performed using that apparatus. Vaulting is also the action of performing a vault. Both male and female gymnasts perform the vault...
, uneven bars, balance beam, all-around, and with her team. Huang represents the province of Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
in national level competition. At the 2008 national championships, she obtained gold with the team. At the 2009 national championships, she obtained silver in the all-around, bronze on the floor, and bronze with the team.
At the international level, Huang Qiushuang represented China at the 2009 Japan Cup in July 2009. She won gold in the individual all-around, and gold in the team event with fellow teammates He Kexin
He Kexin
He Kexin is a Chinese gymnast. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing she won gold medals on the uneven bars and as a member of the Chinese Artistic Gymnastics team. In 2008, she won two World Cup titles on the uneven bars. On the bars she was one of the few gymnasts in the world to score over 17.00...
, Xiao Sha
Xiao Sha
Xiao Sha , born on 15 June 1992, is a Chinese gymnast. She is an all-rounder, with a balance of skills on all four apparatus, while her strongest apparatus is the balance beam.-Gymnastics career:Xiao Sha started training in gymnastics at the age of 6...
and Zhang Jing.
At the 11th Chinese national games
11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
The 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China was held in various cities in Shandong from October 16 to October 28, 2009. Represented were 33 sports, 43 disciplines and 362 events, including 4 winter sports which were held in Shenyang, Changchun and Qingdao between January and April...
in September 2009, Huang Qiushuang participated as part of the Guangdong team, despite a lower leg injury. She received a silver in the team event, where Guangdong was narrowly defeated by 0.125 points by the Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
team led by Sui Lu
Sui Lu
Sui Lu , is a Chinese gymnast. She started competing at the senior international level in 2009, and has shown strengths on the balance beam and the floor exercise.-Gymnastics career:...
. In the individual events, Huang qualified first in the all-around, 2nd on the floor and 3rd on the uneven bars. However, she did not earn any medals on floor (6th) and in the all-around (5th) due to errors, or on the uneven bars, having forfeited her uneven bars finals position to Guangdong teammate Wu Liufang
Wu Liufang
Wu Liufang , born on 22 December 1994, is a Chinese gymnast.-Gymnastics career:Wu Liufang made the Chinese national team in 2008. At the 11th Chinese national games in September 2009, she achieved bronze for uneven bars and silver for the team event .Wu participated in the 2010 Doha World Cup,...
.
Huang Qiushuang did not attend the 2009 World Championships
2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at The O2 arena in London, United Kingdom, on 12 October to 18 October 2009. Similar to the World Championships in 2005, there were no team competitions...
in London
London
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because of her injury.
She participated in the 2010 Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
World Cup, where she won gold on uneven bars and silver on floor.
At the 2010 World Championships
2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in the Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010. In this year's championships, there was a total of 73 participating federations with 615 gymnasts...
, Huang won a bronze medal with the team and came fourth in the all-around. She qualified in second for the uneven bars final, but came sixth due to a fall.
At the 2010 Asian Games
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...
in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, Huang won gold medals with the team and on vault, and silver medals in the all-round and on uneven bars.
At the 2011 World Championships
2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was...
, Huang won a bronze medal with the team and came fifth in the all-around. She also won her first individual World Championships medal on Uneven bars by coming third in the event final.
Competitive history
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | World Championships | Toyko | Team | 3 | 172.820 | 3 | 230.370 |
| All-Round | 5 | 57.432 | 7 | 56.932 | |||
| Uneven Bars | 3 | 14.833 | 4 | 14.900 | |||
| Balance Beam | 8 | 14.666 | |||||
| Floor | 87 | 12.766 | |||||
| 2010 | Asian Games | Guangzhou | Team | 1 | 234.150 | - | - |
| All-Round | 2 | 58.050 | 1 | 59.000 | |||
| Vault | 1 | 14.787 | 1 | 14.900 | |||
| Uneven Bars | 2 | 15.825 | 2 | 15.850 | |||
| Floor | 5 | 12.975 | 2 | 13.900 | |||
| World Championships | Rotterdam | Team | 3 | 174.781 | 2 | 233.778 | |
| All-Round | 4 | 58.366 | 5 | 58.065 | |||
| Uneven Bars | 6 | 14.400 | 2 | 15.666 | |||
| World Cup | Doha | Uneven Bars | 1 | 15.025 | 1 | 15.250 | |
| Balance Beam | 7 | 12.600 | 4 | 13.325 | |||
| Floor | 2 | 13.850 | 1 | 13.575 |