Chen Yongyan

Chen Yongyan
Born (1962-10-19) 19 October 1962
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 China
Retired1984
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1981 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Moscow Balance Beam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Delhi Team
Gold medal – first place 1982 Delhi All-around
Silver medal – second place 1982 Delhi Vault
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Yongyan (Chinese: 陈永妍; born 19 October 1962) is a former Chinese gymnast.

Chen was born in Wuzhou, Guangxi Province. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games and won a bronze medal in the Women's Team competition.[1]

Chen is married to Li Ning, a prominent Chinese gymnast.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
1978 CHN-SUI-FRG Tri-Meet 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1980 USGF International Invitational 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
USA-CHN Dual Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1981 Summer Universiade 7
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4
1982 Chunichi Cup 16
Asian Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
USGF International Invitational 11
1983 Blume Memorial 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Budapest Championships 5 10 6
1984 Gander Memorial 5
Hong Kong International 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Swiss Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
USA-CHN Dual Meet 4 4
Olympic Games 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 8 7

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References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chen Yongyan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Cheng Yongyan (CHN)". Gymn Forum. 16 December 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2022.


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