Xing Aowei

Xing Aowei (simplified Chinese: 邢傲伟; traditional Chinese: 邢傲偉; pinyin: Xíng Àowěi; born February 15, 1982, in Yantai, Shandong) is a Male Chinese gymnast. Xing was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He was also a part of the 2004 Olympic team in Athens, but placed fifth after his mistake on floor plus two falls (and another major mistake) from his teammate Teng Haibin.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xing (disambiguation).
Xing Aowei
BornFebruary 15, 1982 (1982-02-15) (age 41)
Yantai, Shandong, China
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 TianjinTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 AnaheimTeam
Bronze medal – third place1999 TianjinFloor exercise

Major performances
  • 1998 Asian Games - 1st team & pommel horse, 3rd horizontal bar
  • 1998 National Championships - 1st pommel horse
  • 1998 World Middle School Students Games - 1st all-around, floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars & horizontal bar
  • 1999 National Championships - 1st pommel horse, 2nd floor exercise
  • 1999 World Cup Series - 1st pommel horse
  • 1999 National Champions Tournament - 2nd pommel horse
  • 1999 World Championships - 1st team, 3rd floor exercise
  • 2000 National Championships - 1st all-around, floor exercise & pommel horse, 2nd parallel bars
  • 2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 1st team
  • 2000 World Cup Grand Finals - 3rd pommel horse
  • 2001 East Asian Games - 1st team, vaulting horse & horizontal bar
  • 2001 National Championships - 1st horizontal bar
  • 2002 Asian Games - 1st team
  • 2004 Athens Olympics - 5th team

References
  • - China Daily
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