Chen Yongyan

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

Chen Yongyan
Country represented China
Born (1962-10-19) 19 October 1962
HometownWuzhou, Guangxi
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Retired1984
Medal record
Women's gymnastics
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los AngelesTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1981 MoscowTeam
Silver medal – second place1981 MoscowBalance Beam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1982 DelhiTeam
Gold medal – first place1982 DelhiAll-around
Silver medal – second place1982 DelhiVault
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

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
1978CHN-SUI-FRG Tri-Meet2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1980USGF International Invitational (Alternate Olympics)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)52nd place, silver medalist(s)
USA-CHN Dual Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)
1981Bucharest Summer Universiade7
Moscow World Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)1162nd place, silver medalist(s)4
1982Chunichi Cup16
New Delhi Asian Games1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
USGF International Invitational11
1983Blume Memorial1st place, gold medalist(s)
Chinese National Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Budapest World Championships5106
1984Gander Memorial5
Hong Kong International2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Swiss Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
USA-CHN Dual Meet44
Los Angeles Olympic Games3rd place, bronze medalist(s)887

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References
  1. Olympic results
  2. "Cheng Yongyan (CHN)". Gymn Forum. 16 December 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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