Deng Senyue

Deng Senyue (Chinese: 邓森悦; born 5 February 1992 in Liuzhou, Guangxi Province China) is a retired Chinese individual rhythmic gymnast.[5] She is the 2014 Asian Games silver medalist. She finished 4th in All-around at the 2013 World Championships.

Deng Senyue
Nickname(s)Yueyue
Country represented China
Born (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992
Liuzhou, Guangxi Province
HometownLiuzhou
ResidenceBeijing, China
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Head coach(es)Yan Yunwen
Assistant coach(es)Liu Chang
Retired2014
World ranking21 (2014 Season)[1]
29 (2013 Season)[2]
18 (2012 Season)[3]
52 (2011 Season)[4]
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  China
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Hoop
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Incheon All-around
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tashkent Ball
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tashkent Ribbon
Silver medal – second place 2011 Astana Ball
Silver medal – second place 2011 Astana Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tashkent Hoop
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tashkent Clubs
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Astana All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tashkent All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tashkent Team

Career

Deng started rhythmic gymnastics at 6 years old, In 1999, she went to Beijing to pursue gymnastics and was recruited by the China Rhythmic Gymnastics Team. She made her senior international debut at the 2007 Aeon Cup.

In 2009, Deng won the gold medal at the 11th National Games, raising her national ranking to first. She finished 21st in the All-around final and 16th in Team at the 2010 World Championships in Moscow, Russia. Deng won a bronze medal in Hoop at the 2011 Summer Universiade and won the bronze medal in all-around at the 2011 Asian Championships. She then represented China at the 2011 World Championships where she finished 13th in the All-around.

She competed in the individual all-around event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she narrowly missed the finals placing 11th in the qualifications and did not advance into the Top 10 finals.[6]

Deng won her first World Cup series medal at the 2013 World Cup in Lisbon, Portugal, a bronze in the ribbon final (she became the first individual rhythmic gymnast from China to medal at the World Cup series). Deng competed at the 2013 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where she won the all-around bronze medal with Team China winning the bronze medal. At the finals, Deng became the first Chinese rhythmic gymnast to win 2 gold medals, in ball and in ribbon final ahead of Korean Son Yeon-Jae, she also won silver in clubs and hoop. Deng competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade where she finished 8th in all-around and qualified in all 4 event apparatus finals. Deng competed at the 2013 World Games in Cali where she finished 4th in clubs final behind Alina Maksymenko. She then competed at the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine where she qualified to 2 event finals, she finished 8th in hoop and 5th in clubs ahead of Son Yeon-Jae. Deng became the first Chinese rhythmic gymnast to place in the Top 5 at the World Championships by finishing 4th in the All-around at the 2013 World Championships scoring a total of 70.374 points putting her ahead of Korean Son Yeon-Jae. Deng won her second Nationals Games title in Liaoning.

In 2014, Early in the season Deng was recovering from a foot injury, her first international competition was at the 2014 Corbeil-Essonnes World Cup where she finished 8th in all-around. She qualified to 3 event finals and won her second World Cup medal, a bronze in clubs. On August 8–10, Deng competed at the 2014 Sofia World Cup finishing 7th in all-around. She qualified to 2 event finals placing 5th in hoop and 4th in ball behind Son Yeon-Jae. On September 22–27, Deng represented China at the 2014 World Championships where she qualified to 3 event finals, finishing 5th in hoop, 5th in clubs and 6th in ribbon. In the all-around, Deng finished 5th with a total score of 69.766 points, just behind Korean Son Yeon-Jae who finished 4th. Deng then flew to Incheon, Korea for the 2014 Asian Games where she won the all-around silver medal again behind Korean Son Yeon-Jae.

Deng completed her career at the end of the 2014 Season.

Achievements

  • First Asian rhythmic gymnast to place in Top 4 in All-around at the World Championships.
  • First Chinese rhythmic gymnast and second Asian to place in Top 5 at Worlds finishing 4th in All-around at the 2013 World Championships.
  • First Chinese rhythmic gymnast to qualify for event apparatus final in the World Championships. (hoop, clubs and ribbon in 2013, 2014 Worlds)
  • First Chinese rhythmic gymnast to qualify for All-around final in 4 World Championships in a row. (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 Worlds)
  • First Chinese rhythmic gymnast to win a medal in the World Cup series.
  • First Chinese rhythmic gymnast to qualify for all 4 event apparatus finals in 2 Universiade in a row. (2011, 2013 Universiade)
  • First Chinese rhythmic gymnast to become 2 time All-around champion in National Games. (2009, 2013)
  • Highest Chinese individual rhythmic gymnast finishing 11th at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon
2009National Games1st
World Championships13th
20102010 Asian Games5th5thNHNHNHNH
World Championships16th21st
2011Asian Championships4th3rd2nd2nd4th5th
UniversiadeNH6th3rd5th6th5th
World Championships13th13th
2012Olympic GamesNH11thNHNHNHNH
2013National Games1st
Asian Championships3rd3rd2nd1st2nd1st
UniversiadeNH8th6th6th6th8th
World ChampionshipsNH4th8th5th
20142014 Asian Games5th2ndNHNHNHNH
World Championships13th5th5th5th6th
Year Competition Description Location Apparatus Rank-Final Score-Final Rank-Qualifying Score-Qualifying
2009 World Championships Ise Team 13 237.075
2010 Asian Games Guangzhou Team 5 252.300
All-around 5 105.350 6 77.700
World Championships Moscow Team 16 237.600
All-around 21 100.250
2011 Asian Championships Astana Team 4 254.725
All-around 3 105.650 2 106.600
Hoop 2 27.500 6 26.450
Ball 2 27.700 2 26.925
Clubs 4 26.400 2 26.850
Ribbon 5 26.900 5 26.375
World Championships Montpellier Team 13 252.950
All-around 13 105.900 17 79.250
2012 Olympic Games London All-around 11 108.825
2013 Asian Championships Tashkent Team 3 163.450
All-around 3 70.250 2 53.817
Hoop 2 18.067
Ball 1 18.333
Clubs 2 18.133
Ribbon 1 18.533
World Championships Kyiv All-around 4 70.374
Hoop 8 16.933 4 17.900
Clubs 5 17.816 4 17.916
2014 World Championships Izmir Team 13 126.189
All-around 5 69.766 7 51.599
Hoop 5 17.583 4 17.383
Clubs 5 17.700 5 17.341
Ribbon 6 16.950 7 16.875
Asian Games Incheon Team 5 157.698
All-around 2 70.332 2 52.883

Routine Music Information

Deng at the 2014 Asian Games podium
Year Apparatus Music title [7]
2014 Hoop The Red Detachment of Women: Act IV by You-Sheng Lin
Ball Je Suis Malade by Lara Fabian
Clubs Gopak by Igor Kornelyuk
Ribbon Shear Plum by Lu Siqing
2013 Hoop The Red Detachment of Women: Act IV by You-Sheng Lin
Ball Summertime by David Garrett
Clubs Gopak by Igor Kornelyuk
Ribbon Shear Plum by Lu Siqing
2012 Hoop Kan Yang Ge by Lu Xiaobin
Ball O mio babbino caro music from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini
Clubs Smooth criminal by David Garrett
Ribbon Perturbed "Uneasy" by Gong Lin-Na
2011 Hoop Boléro by Maurice Ravel
Ball O mio babbino caro music from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini
Clubs Smooth criminal by David Garrett
Ribbon Perturbed "Uneasy" by Gong Lin-Na
2010 Hoop Boléro by Maurice Ravel
Ball Bombay Dreams' (Album Version) music from Bombay Dreams by Ensemble
Rope Smooth criminal by David Garrett
Ribbon La Flamenca by Canteca De Macao
2009 Hoop Boléro by Maurice Ravel
Ball Bombay Dreams' (Album Version) music from Bombay Dreams by Ensemble
Rope Smooth criminal by David Garrett
Ribbon La Flamenca by Canteca De Macao

References

  1. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  2. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  3. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  4. "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  5. "Senyue Deng". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  6. "Individual All-Around Event Standings". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
  7. "Deng RG music list". rgforum.
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